Civil Defense Film Operation Doorstep Nevada Atomic Bomb Test 28072 (1953)
1953 · Short film · 10 min
Synopsis
Made in 1953, "Operation Doorstep" shows the Upshot-Knothole Annie nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot-Knothole. This took place at the Nevada Test Site on 17 March 1953, and was nationally televised. The broadcast as well as this film suggests that it is possible to survive an a-bomb blast, as long as you have a good fallout shelter or other protection. Unfortunately, just a few years after this film was made, larger and larger yield nukes and the…
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