1950-1959NUCLEAR POWER/CIVIL DEFENSE
RECENTLY DE-CLASSIFIED GOVERNMENT FILM ON NUCLEAR TESTING AND POWER A-BOMB TESTS. HIGH QUALITY COLOR FOOTAGE PRODUCED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, LOOK OUT MOUNTAIN LABORATORY. NEVADA PROVING GROUND. ATOMIC IMPACT TESTING.
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FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION LOGO /
STAMP. PROGRAM TITLES / OPENING SLATE AND CREDITS. |
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ATOMIC BLAST, BLINDING FLASH. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE SPINS, "RUSS EXPLODE H-BOMB", "MASSADEGH FATE IN DOUBT, 300 KILLED IN IRAN COUP".
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ANIMATION ILLUSTRATES HOW ENEMIES TO AMERICA CAN SWEEP OVER THE NORTH POLE AND DROP HYDROGEN BOMBS ON SELECT UNITED STATES TARGETS.
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AIRPLANES LEAVE SMOKE TRAILS IN THE SKY.
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EVACUATION ALERT, POSTED SIGN WARNS CIVILLIANS OF AN IMPENDING EVACUATION EXCERCISE.
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URBAN STREET SIGN POSTS A DIRECTIONAL TO A FALL OUT SHELTER.
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BILLBOARD ADVERTISES NUCLEAR ATTACK PARANOIA "PRAY FOR PEACE, PREPARE FOR SURVIVAL". SMALL SIDEWAL INFORMATION BOARD ADVERTISES "AIR RAID REHEARSAL",.
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AIR RAID SIREN WAILS, CU MONTAGE OF AIR RAID SIRENS.
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MONTAGE, PEOPLE DOING EVERY DAY ACTIVITIES, COMMUTERS DRIVING IN CARS, BUSINESS MAN WORKS AT HIS DESK, WELDER SODDERS METAL. PEOPLE LOOK UP WHEN THEY HEAR AN AIR RAID SIREN.
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MAN IN HARD HAT DIRECTS CALM PEDESTRIANS TO SAFETY IN AN AIR RAID REHEARSAL. WS, CIVILLIANS WALK CALMY PAST A BOMB "SHELTER" SIGN.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL IN AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER.
MILITARY DEFENSE USE A LADDER TO PIN POINT SITES ON A MASSIVE MILITARY AREA MAP. |
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PEDESTRIANS CALMY DIRECTED TO A BOMB SHELTER LOCATED IN AN URBAN AREA. LARGE RED SIGN CLEARLY MARKS "SHELTER".
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MAN IN A WHITE HARD HAT DIRECTS TRAFFIC IN AN EVACUATION EXCERCISE.
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CIVIL DEFENSE NURSE-AID SHOWS CIVILLIANS HOW TO WRAP A WOUNDED ARM.
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TELEPHONE RECEPTIONISTS ANSWER PHONES IN AN EMERGENCY INFORMATION OFFICE.
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WS, BURNING BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS PULL UP TO THE SITE OF A BURNING BUILDING. EMERGENCY FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS AID THE WOUNDED.
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RADIO ANNOUNCER HANDED NEWS UPDATES TO REPORT.
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DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS DISPATCHED. RESCUE SERVICE OPERATORS DISPATCHED.
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RADIO BROADCASTER READS THE NEWS, LARGE MAP OF THE WORLD BEHIND ANNOUNCER.
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WS, RADIO TRANSMISSION TOWER ON A HILL.
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RADIO BROADCASTER READS THE NEWS.
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WS, EXTERIOR RADIO STATION. TRANSNMISSION TOWERS.
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RADIO BROADCASTER READS THE NEWS.
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CIVILIANS HANDED RADIOACTIVE FALL OUT METERS, GEIGER COUNTERS. CIVILLIANS ADJUST THEIR GEIGER COUNTERS TO RECOGNIZE NUCLEAR FALL OUT.
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WS, LARGE SATELLITE POINTS TO THE SKY.
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MILITARY OFFICIALS DIRECT CIVILLIAN TRAFFIC ALONG AN ATTACK EVACUATION ROUTE.
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COMMUNITY CITIZEN PLACES A "BLOCK WARDEN" SIGN IN HIS WINDOW, CIVILLIAN VOLUNTEER AIDS IN A NATIONAL EMERGENCY SITUATION.
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CIVILLIANS SCAN THE SKIES WITH BINOCULARS AND TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION DEVICES. WATCH TOWER.
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PEOPLE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ENEMY PLANES. CIVILLIANS SCAN THE SKIES FOR ACTIVITY FROM A BUILDING TOP.
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CU, RED CROSS FLAG BLOWS IN THE WIND.
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MILITARY SOLDIERS CARRY A VICTIM ON A STRETCHER.
SOLDIERS HELP A WOUNDED PERSON DRINK FROM A CANTEEN. RED CROSS EMERGENCY AID STATION. |
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WS, MASSIVE TORNADO SWEEPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SIDE. TWISTER. NATURAL DISASTER.
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DEBRIS LEFT BY A STORM. BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY THE FORCE OF A STORM. POWER LINES DOWNED BY STORM WEATHER. DISASTER AREA.
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DISASTER AREA, VICTIMS OF A DISASTER CARRIED ON STRETCHER TO A MEDICAL AID FIELD HOSPITAL. EVACUEES AT AN AID CENTER.
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AERIAL VIEW, DISASTER AREA FLATTENED BY STORM /
BOMBINGS. HOMES DESTROYED DEBRIS LITTERS THE GROUND. ATOMIC DESTRUCTION |
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PEASANT / FARMER PULLS A SMALL TWO WHEELED CART, ATOMIC DESTRUCTION. BOMBED OUT BUILDINGS LEFT IN RUIN.
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SMALL SCALE MODEL OF A NUCLEAR TEST SITE, ATOMIC TEST SITE.
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CONTROLLED ATOMIC TEST, BUILDING BLOWN AWAY BY THE FORCE OF AN ATOMIC BLAST. STRUCTURES BLOW APART LIKE MATCH STICKS. SCIENCE EXPERIMENT, ILLUSTRATED POWER OF ATOMIC ENERGY. NUCLEAR TEST SITE.
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WS, AMERICAN CITY, FREEWAY TRAFFIC.
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WS, CROWDED URBAN STREET, DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS ON CITY STREETS.
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MONTAGE, URBAN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS CIRCA 1950'S.
CORPORATE STRUCTURES. |
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CAMERA PANS INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE. INDUSTRIAL FACTORIES.
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WS, TRAIN STATION, INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY YARD. TRAIN TRAVELS ACROSS A HIGH BRIDGE.
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WS, CAR TRAVELS INTO A SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, SUB-DIVISION. CAMERA PANS RURAL AMERICAN LANDSCAPE.
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NEVADA PROVING GROUND, NUCLEAR TEST SITE, ATOMIC EXPERIMENTATION. BLINDING FLASH OF WHITE LIGHT ON AN ATOMIC TEST SITE.
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CONSTRUCTION SITE, METAL DRUM USED TO BURN MATERIALS, NUCLEAR TEST SITE, WORKERS CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS ON AN ATOMIC PROVING GROUND. NEVADA DESERT CITY. TEST SITE ENGINEERS IMPLANT A FOREST.
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"SHOCK DAY", MEDIA AND ONLOOKERS GATHER AT THE NEVADA PROVING GROUND TO WITNESS AN ATOMIC DETONATION. TASK AGENCY PERSONNEL SPEAK TO REPORTERS.
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MILITARY OFFICERS PREPARE FOR NUCLEAR TEST.
OFFICERS CLIMB INTO TRENCHES. SOLDIERS SHIELD THEIR EYES AND EARS AS THEY HUDDLE IN A TRENCH. |
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BLINDING ATOMIC BLAST, MONTAGE NUCLEAR TEST SITE DESTRUCTION, NUCLEAR BLAST DISINTEGRATES STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS. POWERFUL WAVE.
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NUCLEAR BLAST WAVE REACHES TRENCH SOLDIERS.
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TOWER OF SMOKE AND FLAME RISES INTO THE SKY IN A MUSHROOM CLOUD.
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CU, SOLDIERS SIDE PROFILE AS HE LOOKS OUT OVER THE NEVADA NUCLEAR TESTING GROUND FROM HIS TRENCH.
SOLDIERS LOOK UP INTO THE SKY. |
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WS, LARGE MUSHROOM CLOUD / SMOKE RING DISPERSES INTO THE AIR.
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MILITARY HELICOPTER LIFTS OFF FROM AN ATOMIC PROVING GROUND.
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AERIAL VIEW, SCOUTING COMPANY SURVEYS DAMAGE AT ATOMIC TEST SITE.
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ARMY HELICOPTER PREPARES TO LAND.
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SOLDIER MEASURES NUCLEAR FALL OUT WITH A GEIGER COUNTER. SOLDIERS MARCH THROUGH ATOMIC GROUNDS POST- EXPLOSION. SOLDIERS SURVEY DESTRUCTION.
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CIVIL DEFENSE LITERATURE. VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ISSUED BOOKLETS ON NUCLEAR SAFETY FANNED OUT ON A TABLE.
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MOLTEN DOME SHAPED FLASH / ATOMIC EXPLOSION.
POWERFUL WAVE SWEEPS THE GROUND. |
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WS, MUSHROOM CLOUD RISES UP OVER THE HORIZON.
SILHOUETTES STAND IN THE FOREGROUND. |
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END OF PROGRAM.
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