Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #21

[holyshomly]

we are so doomed

[IloveyouLenaKatina]

I love that our country invited many others to see how powerful our weapons were. I'm so proud. :(

[gyro231995]

The leukemia rate of the men who worked on Plumbbob was 2.5 times higher than normal.

[nealshireman]

poor doggies :/

very cool video, though, very educational

[tachikaze222]

16:56

W T F delivery by blimp????

[TurbineDogSevenFour]

@tachikaze222

The Navy Blimps at that point were exclusively used in the anti-submarine role, so I'm assuming the operational use would be with nuclear depth charges.

[agwhitaker]

6:05 American military really-really wanted to now how to kill + destroy with the best possible efficiency .

Having personnel in the service that could spell English properly was clearly irrelevant to the game plan.

[oliviad1997]

@agwhitaker Oh, yes, clearly! Clearly indeed!

[mikillero]

I am never going to look at a hot air ballon again the same way...

[Lea71777]

Brave men

[DunnJH4]

Where'd you get these videos?

[Pup1234567]

wut kind of plane was that at about 3:20?

[strider777777]

rb-45

[gixertrickster]

@Pup1234567 the plane looks like a highly modified English Electric Canberra, looking at the wing style and engine pods. I know the US used them.

[wardenphil]

@gixertrickster B-57

[TurbineDogSevenFour]

@gixertrickster F-89D/J Scorpion interceptor. The US used the Canberra, but not in an air to air role. That was the Genie AIR-2A Nuclear rocket being demonstrated.