Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #33

0800033 - Operation Doorstep - 1953 - 10:00 and Operation Cue - 1955 - 16:00 - Color
This video shows Federal Civil Defense Administration film footage of the March 17, 1953, 16-kiloton ANNIE test and the May 5, 1955, 29-kiloton APPLE-2 test. Both tests were conducted at the Nevada Test Site; ANNIE being part of Operation Upshot-Knothole, and APPLE-2 being part of Operation Teapot. The titles, Operation Doorstep and Cue, were Civil Defense Program names.

In the Operation Doorstep portion, footage shows blast and thermal effects on mannequins, automobiles, and wooden frame houses. Testing of simple basement shelters and complex underground, reinforced-concrete shelters is shown. Soldiers involved in the Desert Rock V exercise are seen in their foxholes with Civil Defense leaders. Observers on "News Nob" are shown illuminated by the explosion. Stop-motion views are shown of a house blown apart by the blast wave.

The Operation Cue portion is narrated by reporter Joan Collin, who shares the sights she witnesses first-hand while observing the APPLE-2 test. From the planning phase through an actual visit to the site after the detonation, she shows viewers the potential results of the explosion and effective ways of sheltering people from the effects of a nuclear blast.

Electrical power experiments included setting up poles, lines, transformers, and a complete substation and observing the thermal and blast effects. Effects are studied on two radio towers and transmitters, a liquefied petroleum and natural gas facility with propane storage tanks, five types of completely furnished houses, rows of mannequins with standard clothing, and canned and packaged food. Spectacular footage shows the awesome destructive power of a nuclear explosion.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Nukes
• Nuclear
• weapons
• WMD
• radiation
• radioactive
• testing
• warhead
• downwinders
• atomic
• cancer

[GammyGoose]

It makes me hungry just thinking about that tinned roast beef.

[Catalyst2]

Any body know where the footage of the live pigs strapped to tables is?

I saw that once. Basically the pigs were strapped down and a bomb was set-off. The pigs weren't to pleased if I remember while their skin was burning off them. They wriggled a little to say the least. Still! I bet they were fine for the mass feeding afterwards. But seriously, it does exist and I have seen it.

[parkhurst2006]

@Catalyst2 i'm not quite sure, but did you try watching "The Atomic Cafe"...i think i saw that scene you describe...

[CanadianHomeGold]

im thinking this was never classified to begin with, still pretty cool though, and to the guy that thinks that the bark of a nuke is worse than its bite, thats the funniest thing ive heard today. people as uninformed as you scare me sir.

[MillyVanillification]

obsessed with destruction

[Velezx]

"yucca Flat a banned are of desert" hmmm not right

[justdfactsmaam]

Shameful thing is that if were to attempt this type of study today it would go completely untrusted by the public and w/out merit. Reason for this is because we all know that steps or procedures or products/equipment used would be compromised due to corrupt leadership. Company "A" wants the "oh holy gov't contract" for this and Company "B" wants the contract for that. Then the results couldn't be trusted because of the same factors in the study's results. What a shame.

[pShea20]

the devestation looks so faked. kinda makes you wonder if nuclearosity's bark is worse than its bite...wolf,wolf

[garywatson]

@Catalyst2 You can see the burning pig footage in the documentary The Atomic Cafe.

[hansballaballa]

of course! thanks for upload! :-)

[hansballaballa]

u still didnot see it? nukes are not the end. they are inefficient expensive waste of time! thats why the cold war stay cold.

hey! those idiot fight about nowhere placeses like falkland korea cambodia or iraq! they use uran and dioxine in "conventional" warfare. belive me, if nukes are usefull those thumb fucker imidently use nukes to. :[ooO

[pmgodfrey]

We are going to test the biological effects of prompt radiation from a nuclear explosion relatively close to ground zero. Any volunteers? There will be roast beef afterward. Anyone?  Anyone?