https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/61d079e2-d6ba-422f-89b4-880dcccf0f8a Made in 1962 by the Defense Atomic Support Agency (formerly the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project), this film ATOMIC WEAPONS AND FIRE shows procedures to be used in the event of an accident involving a nuclear weapon. The film was likely made as a result of a series of serious accidents involving nukes in the 1950s including the Mars Bluff B-47 incident, the B-36 crash in British Columbia in 1950, and the Tybee Island mid-air accident in 1958. As the film states, nuclear weapons in this era were moved by rail, truck, aircraft and by other means, and "accidents happen." At 2:44, workers are seen working with radioactive materials in a nuclear laboratory. At 3:06 the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb is shown. At 3:28, the narrator notes that the accidental detonation of an atomic bomb is "so remote" as to be "considered negligible". At 3:44, a conventional detonation is shown, which would result in scattering of atomic components. What to do in this eventuality? At 4:00, rescue squad is shown putting out an aircraft on fire following an accident. At 4:20 the principles of nuclear reaction are described. At 8:11, a dramatic atomic explosion is shown. At 9:10, a B-47 Stratojet aircraft is shown on atomic alert. At 9:33, a test is conducted dropping an atomic bomb at a test range. At 9:45, bombs are subject to fire. At 10:20, explosions are seen spreading high explosives in many directions. Another series of explosions are seen, including high temperature fires, including a one-point detonation of Heavy Explosives at 12:10. At 13:30, burning high explosive is seen dripping and flowing. At 13:47, a dry extinguisher is used with little effect. Carbon dioxide extinguishers also don't work, but water can be used on HE with some effect, as can foam. Melted, broken explosives and scattered nuclear components are discussed next and is seen at 17:17. The narrator cautions about leaving any nuclear weapon found "alone" and says that the uninitiated should withdraw "1500 feet". He then explains about the dangers of plutonium exposure. At 19:00 men in firefighting suits with self-contained breathing apparatus are seen working an accident scene. At 19:20, men with Geiger counters are seen at a nuclear accident site. At 21:20, firefighters fight a fire at an aircraft accident scene. The narrator explains how the fire is attacked, with firemen in complete protective equipment and the crash trucks situated in such a way that it is not likely they will be struck by detonating ordnance. At 22:14 the "pilot" (looks like a dummy) is placed on a stretcher and taken to a hospital. At 24:20, firemen are decontaminated as a monitoring team arrives. This is a "nuclear emergency team" or "explosive ordnance disposal team". These men examine the crash site and remove classified material. The area is searched for chunks of unburned explosive materials. The narrator re-caps by noting again that it's unlikely for a nuclear explosion to occur following an accident. (Of course if it did, you could just kiss your butt bye-bye!) We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ9hFTf5oa8 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:50:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/61d079e2-d6ba-422f-89b4-880dcccf0f8a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.