Hiroshima, 1946/08/05

Newsreel
Public Domain
Production Company: Universal Studios
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w

(1) Japanese Films of atomic bomb blast at Hiroshima, released one year later
(2) Underwater atom blast rocks Bikini (line down middle of film frames) Admiral Blandy commander of task force, 2nd test of Operation Crossroads, cameras point to site of underwater explosion Test Baker, mushroom cloud of explosion, carrier Saratoga finally sinks, another view of the blast from overhead airplane. (sound track cuts out at very end)

The glee in the reporters voice is kind of alarming..
DAK

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Hiroshima
• Atomic
• 1946

[cheezit83]

Great footage man. Yeah...that reporter does seem a little gleeful hunh? Well...like Mr Blasting Caps in the other vid said..."explosives are a vital tool".

[DAKlives]

hehe i hadn't thought of that, but yes i guess there is a "theme" lol

DAK

[rockerkan111]

fuck your atom bomb usa

[jchartrand1]

only now do i understand the true flaw of man, we are a world built on hatred and bent on self-destruction... and this is no way to live...

[martthesling]

@kropotkina those atomic bomb saved the worlds freedom and millions of lives. germany and japan were also try to create the atom bomb and other wmds. Thank God we were just first.

[martthesling]

@rockerkan111 those atomic bomb saved the worlds freedom and millions of lives. germany and japan were also try to create the atom bomb and other wmds. Thank God we were just first.

[tuinal]

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[kropotkina]

this almost made me cry....... I am not joking

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[MikePhoenix85239]

The enthusiam from ending the worst war in human history and harnessing the power of the atom is perfectly understandable to me. The excitement of splitting the atom and even the word bikini was worldwide.