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"THE UNSEEN WEAPON" (CBR)
"OBSOLETE" FILM. A DOCUMENTARY ON THE ARMY'S CHEMICAL CORPS. |
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HIGH RANKING ARMY OFFICER GETS OUT OF HIS STAFF CAR AT AIRPORT AND LOOKS AT HIS WRIST WATCH
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CU IN DEEP THOUGHT, PROFESSOR OF BIO-CHEMISTRY SITS IN PLANE CONTEMPLATING HIS ASSIGNMENT TO THE ARMY'S CHEMICAL CORP IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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PROFESSOR IS MET AT THE PLANE BY ARMY OFFICER WHO ESCORTS HIM TO A WAITING STAFF CAR.
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PROFESSOR EXAMINES GAS MASK DISPLAY AT THE CHEMICAL CORP'S HEADQUARTERS.
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THE PROFESSOR & OTHER SCIENTISTS SIT IN MEETING WITH COMMANDER OF THE CHEMICAL CORP WHO EXPLAINS THE CORP'S MISSION CONCERNING CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL & RADIOLOGICAL (CBP) WARFARE.
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MONTAGE OLD PAINTINGS DEPICT ANCIENT ARMIES ATTACKING A FORTRESS CITY USING PRIMITIVE FLAME THROWERS & SULPHUR SMOKE CARRIED DOWNWIND TO THE ENEMY. USE OF SMOKE SCREENS IS ALSO DEPICTED
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GERMAN ARTILLERY CREW, WEARING GAS MASKS, LOAD A CHLORINE SHELL IN CANNON. BRITISH TROOPS IN TRENCH, CRINGE AS THEY GET WISP OF CHEMICAL SMOKE IN THEIR FACES. (WWI)
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AMERICAN CASUALTIES, 33% OF WHICH WERE GAS VICTIMS LIE ON GROUND IN STRETCHERS, AWAITING EVACUATION (WWI)
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MONTAGE HUGE BLAST OF FIRE AS INCENDIARY BOMB EXPLODES IN LONDON DURING THE NAZI BLITZ IN WWII
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MEN & WOMEN PUT ON GAS MASKS, PROTECTIVE SUITS THEN RUBBING GREASE ON THE EXPOSED HANDS & ARMS.
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GI FIRES HIS FLAME THROWER AT ENEMY POSITION.
FLAME THROWER ON TANK FIRES LONG STREAM OF FIRE. ELS PLANE DROPS NAPALM BOMB ON MOUNTAIN TOP ENEMY POSITION IN KOREA. |
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GI TURNS ON SMOKE MACHINE WHICH BELLOWS OUT HEAVY WHITE SMOKE OVER A LARGE AREA.
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SICK GIS IN HOSPITAL BEDS SUFFERING FROM RESULTS OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. COW IS HELD AS IT IS GIVEN INJECTION.
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CU FINGER OF SCIENTIST CHECKS DISEASED PLANTS
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MUSHROOM CLOUD RISES FROM A-BOMB BLAST.
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MONTAGE FACES OF ATTENTIVE MEN AND WOMEN SOVIET PARLIAMENT MEMBERS AT MEETING IN MOSCOW.
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CU AIR RAID ALARM SOUNDS IN NEW YORK CITY. AERIAL TIMES SQUARE STREETS EMPTYING OUT. PEOPLE CALMLY GO TO AIR RAID SHELTERS DOWN SUBWAY. AIR RAID DRILL
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EMPTY NEW YORK DOWNTOWN STREET & TIMES SQUARE
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ANIMATED FILM SHOWS UNDERGROUND TRENCHES DO NOT PROTECT AGAINST CBR AGENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR.
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TWO GIS IN A FOXHOLE SHOW RESULTS OF CBR ATTACK ONE HAS TROUBLE BREATHING, THE OTHER RUBS HIS EYES GESTURING HE CAN'T SEE.
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MONTAGE STEEL MILLS AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS WITH PEOPLE OPERATING MACHINERY. THESE BECOME PRIZES IN CBR WARFARE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DESTROYED.
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THE ARMY CHEMICAL CENTER AT EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND SCIENTIST IN LAB WORKS CHECKS AN ELECTRONIC SCOPE.
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FEMALE SCIENTIST USES PROTECTIVE MASK & RUBBER GLOVE AS SHE HANDLES TEST TUBES.
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SCIENTIST WORKS NEXT TO SIGN, "TOXIC AGENT DETECTOR ALARM". THE ALARM SOUNDS LOUD AND CLEAR.
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PROFESSOR IS HELPED ON WITH A NEW TYPE PROTECTIVE MASK.
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PAN OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PROTECTIVE MASKS, INCLUDING SMALL PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR INFANTS.
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PEOPLE LAY IN HOSPITAL BEDS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS.
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CU FEMALE SCIENTIST PUTS DROPS OF ACID, WITH A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE, ONTO TREATED AND UNTREATED CLOTHING SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE
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SCIENTIST PLACES A MOUSE INTO GLASS ENCLOSURE WITH A CAT. THE CAT QUICKLY STARTS TO PLAY WITH THE MOUSE WHO TRIES TO ESCAPE.
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CAT STARTS ACTING FRIGHTENED & JUMPS ALL OVER THE CAGE WHEN A CHEMICAL AGENT IS ADDED. CAT JUMPS HIGH INTO THE AIR AND DOES CARTWHEELS.
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CU SCIENTIST PLACES GLASS SLIDES WITH BLOOD SAMPLES UNDER A MICROSCOPE.
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GI IN GAS MASK PLACES NEW RESPIRATORY MASK OVER FACE OF A "VICTIM" LYING ON THE GROUND. THE STUDY OF NERVE GAS GAS EFFECTS HAVE LED TO MORE EFFECTIVE FORM OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
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MAIN ENTRANCE TO FORT DETRICK, IN MARYLAND WHERE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENTS ARE DONE.
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SCIENTISTS WORK IN LABS WITH TEST TUBES &
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT. |
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VOLUNTEERS IN AIR TIGHT SPHERE PUT ON GAS MASKS AS BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT IS PERFORMED ON THEM. HUMAN GUINEA PIGS. SCIENTISTS WATCH FROM A CONTROL ROOM.
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VOLUNTEERS SHOW NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AS THEY ENJOY MUSIC IN A REC ROOM AFTER EXPERIMENT WHICH RESULTED IN DISCOVERIES FOR MEDICAL USE.
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NURSE WEARING SURGICAL MASK INJECTS EGGS WITH A CHEMICAL.
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FORT MCCLELLAN, IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA HOME OF THE CHEMICAL CORP TRAINING COMMAND. (PAN)
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CIVILIANS & MILITARY OF ALL SERVICES, INCLUDING OFFICERS OF FRIENDLY NATIONS, SIT IN CLASSROOM ORIENTATION (PAN).
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CU INSTRUMENTS FOR THE HANDLING OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS ARE SEEN. RADIATION DETECTION DEVICES ARE DEMONSTRATED.
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NON-COM OFFICERS USE RADIATION DEVICES IN FIELD EXERCISE, MARKING DANGEROUS AREAS WITH TAGS
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AERIAL VIEW OF AN A-BOMB BLAST RAISING A HUGE HEAVY CLOUD OF DUST. GIS IN THE FIELD HIT THE DECK FACE DOWN. GI WALKS THROUGH THE AREA WITH A GEIGER COUNTER TAKING READINGS.
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ROCKETS ARE FIRED, PLANES DROP BOMBS CAUSING FIERY EXPLOSIONS & CHEMICALS ARE SPRAYED BY PLANE AT THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, UTAH.
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AN OFFICER POINTS OUT TO VISITOR THE NUCLEAR WASTE SITE IN DISTANT HILLS AT DUGWAY.
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CU QUARTERMASTER SHOWS VISITING PROFESSOR, THE HOT CELL, WHICH IS USED TO PRESERVE FOOD.
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THE GROUP EATS MEAT FROM THEIR PLATES WHICH WAS KEPT FOR MANY MONTHS WITHOUT REFRIGERATION.
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DOOR CLOSES BEHIND PROFESSOR AS HE ENTERS ROOM WITH SIGN "CONFERENCE IN SESSION-TOP SECRET".
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NARRATOR HOLDS THE CAT IN THE EXPERIMENT & ITS BABY KITTEN BORN SINCE THE EXPERIMENT. THE MESSAGE BEING THAT NO HARM WAS DONE TO CAT.
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