Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Three

0800069 - Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Three - Special Weapons Orientation: Weapons Family; Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Four - Atomic Weapons Support Operations - 1961 - 18:54 - Black&White and Color - Two Films on One Video

Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Three - Special Weapons Orientation: Weapons Family - 6:32 - This video shows U.S. stockpiles nuclear weapons up to 1961. The stockpile includes early airdrop fission weapons, Mark (Mk)-3, Mk-4, Mk-5, Mk-6, Mk-6/18, Mk-7, Mk-8, Mk-12, and Mark-9, the artillery atomic projectile. A live test of the Mk-9 fired from a 280mm cannon is shown. This was the 15-kiloton GRABLE test conducted on May 25, 1953, as part of Operation Upshot-Knothole.

Atomic Weapons Orientation Part Four - Atomic Weapons Support Operations - 12:22 - The special contributions of nuclear weapons technicians are featured in this video. They inspected, maintained, modified and modernized nuclear weapons at various storage and operation field sites. The video shows training conducted at the Defense Atomic Support Agency's nuclear weapons school in Albuquerque and the U.S. Air Force's weapons school at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado. Technicians are shown conducting "fire test set" inspections on all branches of the armed services.

The narrator explains that the storage, maintenance, inspection and modification of nuclear weapons is part of the "mine to stockpile sequence." Also, the video shows that the technicians are a vital part of the "stockpile to target sequence" as they prepare weapons for shipment, load weapons onto strike aircraft, and maintain and modify weapons at forward field sites.

Footage is shown of weapons being loaded on a B-52 and a smaller attack aircraft. The narrator explains that the major function of a technician was to "make the weapon ready for the day when by Presidential decree, nuclear weapons would be sent out on intercontinental bombers, tactical aircraft, missiles, and carrier-deployed aircraft to the target areas."

-From DOE NNSA/NSO Historical Test Films http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/films/testfilms.aspx

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• atomic
• weapons
• support
• operations
• stockpiles
• nuclear
• introduction
• orientation
• DOE
• NNSA/NSO
• Historical
• Test
• Films

[Absinthelover]

cool vids, but why are all of them under a min in length?? It would be nice to watch them without having to start a new one every 30 seconds...

[journeystarr]

All hail the Atomic Cannon!

[CongureNinja117]

The fat man was an actual Nuke.

[usmd2ndclasssniper]

lawl fallout 3 :o the fat man :D minature nuke lol

[nadskofhqwak]

faggot, you would love mark to put his cock in your mouth wouldnt you

[markkenworthy]

arent we a smart race of people! ps thats sarcasm.

[MIHustler]

have you ever noticed that old-fashioned americans sound really british.. I think so, like the guys born early 1900.. I think so

maybe not cowboys, but this guy sounds british

[szej666]

nvm about part 4 lol