Operation Greenhouse Nuclear Test Film (1951)

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This historic film documents Operation Greenhouse, the fifth American nuclear test series and the second conducted in 1951. Operation Greenhouse was the first to test principles that would lead to developing thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs). Conducted at the new Pacific Proving Ground at Eniwetok Atoll, all of the devices were mounted in large steel towers to simulate air bursts. Operation Greenhouse represented new and aggressive designs for nuclear weapons. The main idea was to reduce…

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22 minutes

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