ATOM BOMB: GI's And Paratroops Test Blast Effect.
ATOM BOMB: GI's And Paratroops Test Blast Effect.
ATOM BOMB: GI's And Paratroops Test Blast Effect. Spectacular scenes of latest A-bomb blast. Newsreel and Defense Dept. cameras record vivid scenes of tactical bomb test, during which hundreds of troops in foxholes, and paratroops dropped shortly afterwards, test the effect of the deadly new weapon. Awesome ball of fire and rise of giant 'mushroom' are seen. (Human experimentation, human guinea pigs.) Funny shot of checkpoint - a couple of police officers are there and a big sign reads "Secrecy Is The Word To Remember." A group of men (reporters?) wait for the big event. Gordon Dean, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, chats with other men. Troops prepare themselves and equipment; soldiers climb into foxholes. Aerial view of big target on the ground (concentric circles). LS atomic explosion. Bright light flashes against spectators, soldiers. Mushroom-type cloud goes into the air. View from inside plane shows pilot operating controls in cockpit. Various shots paratroopers jumping from airplane, landing on ground. Replay: Slow-motion view of the nuclear blast; those vertical lines to the left of it are apparently "rocket trails set up ... to measure the height of the atomic column." Various views of the cloud.