Faulty Risk Analysis 1951

This was clipped from the 1950s science fiction television series Tales of Tomorrow. The episode is titled simply Blunder. It imagines an event feared by a few scientists before the test of the first atomic bomb in a remote area of New Mexico during the predawn hours of July 16, 1945 forever changed the world. In the early morning darkness the incredible destructive powers of the atom were first unleashed. Some scientists were apprehensive - there were concerns that the blast might launch a cataclysmic reaction in the upper atmosphere leading to world destruction. Some feared the consequences of radio-active fallout on civilian populations surrounding the test site. Still others feared the test would be an outright dud. Observers were sent to surrounding towns to monitor the results of the blast and medical teams were kept on alert. The entire episode is available at the Internet Archive.

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