Bridgeman Arts
Aftermath of nuclear bomb test, USSR 1954
Shots of destruction after a nuclear explosion, 1954. Filmed on 35mm. HD.
Bridgeman Arts
Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage H-bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955 (2K resolution)
2K resolution footage of RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6...
Getty Images
B/W 1945 wide shot first atomic bomb testing at Alamogordo, New Mexico / newsreel
B/W 1945 wide shot first atomic bomb testing at Alamogordo, New Mexico / newsreel
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Albert Einstein at the time of his Pacifist Speech
Albert Einstein at the the time he declared his opposition to the H bomb and to the arms race between the USA and the USSR Albert Einstein at the time of his Pacifist Speech on February 14, 1950 in Princeton, New Jersey
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CLEAN: India tests new long-range missile
India successfully test-fired a new long-range missile on Thursday capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in regional rival China and countries outside Asia. Bhubaneswar, India. CLEAN: India tests new long-range...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Washington DC leads the country in conducting "Operation Alert," a civil defense drill regarding an atomic bomb attack
Title: "Washington Leads Nation in "Operation Alert 1955" superimposed over aerial of Pentagon / LS Pentagon across pond / aerial Pan parking lot and Pentagon / CU clock hanging from ceiling at 12:00 time / Pan men in office working at...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, reports on hydrogen bomb tests
"Paramount News Issue No. 66" / Titles superimposed on a hydrogen bomb mushroom cloud, "H-Bomb Special", "Paramount News Presents Operation Ivy, Pictures the World Waited to See", "Dawn of the Hydrogen Age" / VS photographs of different...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
USAF bomber in flight over US carries and then releases USAF jet fighter which then returns to bomber
Title "Mid-air launching links atom and jet ages" superimposed over bomber in flight with jet fighter attached underneath / bomber taking off / aerial shot from another plane of bomber in flight / row of jet fighters parked on tarmac at...
Hearst Metrotone News
A mushroom cloud rises after an atomic bomb hits Hiroshima, Japan.
A mushroom cloud rises after an atomic bomb hits Hiroshima, Japan.
Hearst Metrotone News
Rubble and debris remain after the atomic bomb hits Hiroshima, Japan.
Rubble and debris remain after the atomic bomb hits Hiroshima, Japan.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
First test of the Hydrogen Bomb at Enewetak Atoll
Title: "And now - The World's First Hydrogen Explosion" / Islands undergoing construction equipment with a dark building in the front that contains the bombs with a jeep driving to it / Helium Atmosphere Box across a causeway leading to...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Helicopter surveys damage after the first hydrogen bomb blast
A helicopter slowly rises in the air seen behind a mast and cables / air-to-air helicopter moves in sky / Pilot VO as POV flying over the destroyed atoll which has been "swept clean" / waves crash on rocks
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Sen. Lyndon Johnson delivers information to his Texas constituents about the hydrogen bomb
Title card: "A Message From Senator Lyndon Johnson" / seated behind desk, Sen. Johnson speaks, SOT: "Hello my Texas friends. In moments of great decision the Bible advises 'come now and let us reason together'. This is a time for us to...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Britain tests the second atom bomb in the Australian desert
Title: "Events In This Atomic Age - First Nuclear-Powered Submarine Launched - British Test Atom Bomb" superimposed over freeze frame of atom diagram / PAN Australian desert scrub / Back view convoy crossing desert / CU photographer...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Federal Civil Defense Administration presentation regarding possible effects of a hydrogen bomb blast on Washington, DC
[Films released by the Federal Civil Defense Administration] Graphic illustration of a bomb explosion reaching 25 miles across and 100 miles up, reaching to the Stratosphere / Map of Washington, DC, with the US Capitol at "zero point"...
Hearst Metrotone News
An atomic bomb explodes in the desert during military testing.
An atomic bomb explodes in the desert during military testing.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
New atomic bomb testing at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific featuring detonation of the newest type of Hydrogen bomb
Title: "First Pictures New Atom Test Series In Pacific" superimposed over nuclear explosion / Aerial Runit Island, Eniwetok Atoll / Tilt up aerial installations / VS aerials installations / Ground view nuclear explosion / WS nuclear...