Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Navy Commander William Martin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee
MS Commander William Martin, seated at table before the House Armed Services Committee, SOT testifies about the need for precision in dropping atom bombs, despite popular opinion that accuracy is not necessary due to the bomb's...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender brings the World War II to a close in the Pacific
Atomic bomb explosion – LS huge explosion from atomic bomb, fireball rising up into sky, shaping into a mushroom cloud / flames curl ad wind into hug ball of ire and rest of the screen in darkness // Japanese surrenders aboard the USS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Dwight Eisenhower gives speech to national assembly of United Church Women in Atlantic City, NJ
Title "Pres Eisenhower - Blunt warning on atom race" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower standing at rostrum speaking / sign on curtain behind stage reading "United Church Women" / Eisenhower walking up to seat on stage as people...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US Marines transported by helicopter to atom bomb test site at Yucca Flat, NV, after bomb is exploded
Title "Nevada - Marines keep pace with atomic age" superimposed over helicopters taking off / flash of light from atomic bomb blast / fireball rising from atom bomb blast, tree in foreground / helicopter carrying radiological safety...
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France sets off A-Bomb in the Pacific
Aerial view of Moruroa in the Pacific Ocean / aerial of France's testing base / CU EXT testing blockhouse / INT blockhouse French government workers work the controls / bomb explodes and mushroom cloud appears / closer view of the...
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A montage reveals the catastrophic damage a meteor strike would cause in New York City.
A montage reveals the catastrophic damage a meteor strike would cause in New York City.
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Man with gas mask walking in apocalyptic world
Man with gas mask walking in apocalyptic world
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Nation-wide H-bomb drill
/ siren blares in front of White House / President Dwight Eisenhower and his staff evacuate the White House / large crowd walk along the side of a building / military plane waiting to take off / president boards plane / people walking...
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The Enola Gay bomber drops a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
The Enola Gay bomber drops a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
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CLEAN : John Kerry in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
CLEAN : John Kerry in Japan for landmark Hiroshima visit
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The Enola Gay fighter plane flies past Mt. Fuji.
The Enola Gay fighter plane flies past Mt. Fuji.
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A cloud of volcano ash and debris overtakes a neighborhood.
A cloud of volcano ash and debris overtakes a neighborhood.
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The Statue of Liberty overlooks Manhattan where a nuclear warhead zooms past and detonates.
The Statue of Liberty overlooks Manhattan where a nuclear warhead zooms past and detonates.
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Close up footage of an old typewriter and a person writing NUCLEAR WAR on it
Close up footage of an old typewriter and a person writing NUCLEAR WAR on it...
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Close up footage of a person writing WORLD WAR III on an old typewriter
Close up footage of a person writing WORLD WAR III on an old typewriter...
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Close up footage of a person writing WORLD WAR III on an old typewriter
Close up footage of a person writing WORLD WAR III on an old typewriter...