This introductory episode explains what this series will be covering, and gives a brief overview of the history of the nuclear tests.
Tells the story of the testing at the Bikini Atoll in the summer of 1946.
This episode covers the preparation for Operation Sandstone, a 1948 nuclear test that happened in Enewetak Atoll.
More coverage of Operation Sandstorm, with footage of the detonation.
Footage recorded in 1951 at Operation Greenhouse.
Footage filmed in 1951, at operations Ranger and Buster-Jangle.
Footage recorded in 1952 at the atomic test, Operation Tumbler-Snapper.
Footage from the next nuclear test, Operation Ivy, in 1952.
Footage from the 11 nuclear tests that were a part of the 1953 test, Operation Upshot-Knothole.
Footage from Operation Teapot; 14 nuclear tests in 1955 that took place in Nevada.
Footage from Operation Castle, the 1954 nuclear test in Bikini Atoll.
Footage from the 1954 nuclear test, Operation Wigwam.
Footage from the 1956 Operation Redwing, a nuclear test with 17 detonations.
First experimental blast set off in New Mexico; bombing and devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. and devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The dramatic film history of the atom bomb test at Bikini! Pictures of the actual bomb drop! Blasted ships and the terrible destructive force of the world's fourth atom bomb! Universal Newsreel, in cooperation with the Army and Navy, presents the motion picture drama, 'Operation Crossroads.'