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Sailors roll drums of radioactive waste material over the edge of USS Calhoun County (LST-519), into the Atlantic Ocean.

Dumping of radioactive material in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy sailors roll a barrel or drum of radioactive nuclear waste material over the side of the U.S. Navy's tank landing ship USS Calhoun County (LST-519). The sailors knock down a 50 gallon drum and roll it over the side of the ship. Drums being rolled over the edge of the ship into the Atlantic Ocean by pairs of sailors. Water splashes.

Date: 1959, November 23
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066991
Events leading to Cuban Missile Crisis as United States military prepares for emergency in October 1962.

Events leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 when the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other with nuclear destruction. A helicopter lands on the White House lawn in Washington DC. Scenes of Cuba and emergence of Castro in recent prior years. Beach views in Cuba. A military parade in an earlier time, with Cuban troops marching in front of the Monument to the Battleship Maine. Next scene shows desecration and destruction of the Battleship Maine Monument in Cuba.. A crowd of cheering Cuban people as Fidel Castro enters Havana, Cuba in 1959. Exterior view of United Nations building in New York City. Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev embrace during meeting in New York in September 1960. Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union Anastas Mikoyan deplanes and is greeted by Fidel Castro in Havana. A trade agreement between Russia and Cuba signed by Fidel Castro. Russian cargo ships en route to Havana. Cuban refugees in small boats. A map depicts proximity of Cuba to the U.S. U.S. surveillance aircraft heading for Cuba. A sign reads 'HQ. 4080 S W Intelligence Division'. Men examine reconnaissance photographs of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. The photographs show transports and tents for fueling and maintenance. A sign reads 'Strategic Missile Facility GAM 77 Combined Systems'. U.S. missiles rolled out of hangar and readied for emergency. A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft takes off from an airfield. U.S. Navy ships in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. submarine underway at sea.

Date: 1962, October 16
Duration: 4 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070167
USS Calhoun County (LST-519) at port in New Jersey, United States before leaving to dispose of nuclear waste in the Atlantic

Dumping of radioactive material into the Atlantic Ocean. USS Calhoun County (LST-519) anchored at a port in New Jersey, United States. The American flag flies aboard the ship. Barrels or drums of atomic waste lined up on the deck of the ship. A map with a place marked on it. The map depicts the area in the Atlantic Ocean (seemingly off the coast of the Carolinas), where the atomic waste is to be disposed. Closer view of map shows writing, "Com Three Disposal Area" and a 2000 foot depth indication.

Date: 1959, November 23
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066992
F-11 Tiger and other aircraft landing on USS Forrestal in the Atlantic Ocean, and Destroyer refueling operations at sea.

View from an aircraft in flight, of Grumman F11F-1 Tiger aircraft shooting touch and go landings on the diagonal deck of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier, USS Forrestal (CV-59), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Grumman C-1A Trader comes in for landing, followed by a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider displaying tail code AJ of Carrier Group 8 (CVG-8). It is followed by an AD-5Q with tail code GD of VAW-33 DET.42, Night Hawks. (This aircraft folds its wings immediately after landing.) A Douglas A3D Skywarrior lands. Crew clearing deck of aircraft. The A3D being moved to the hangar deck. Douglas delta-wing A-4 Skyhawk on the elevator. A Grumman F-11 being moved into the hangar. Regulus and Sidewinder missiles on racks below the deck. U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Gyatt (DD-712) pulls up alongside the Forrestal for refueling. Hoses being used for the purpose. Terrier missiles on the deck of the Destroyer. The Destroyer USS Charles Ware (DD-865) underway and refueling in rough seas. Her bow plunges in and out of the water and her deck is awash.

Date: 1959
Duration: 3 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042344
Drums containing radioactive atomic waste are rolled over the side of the USS Calhoun County (LST-519) into the Atlantic Ocean.

Dumping of radioactive material in the Atlantic Ocean. The open sea as the sun sets. Three officers on the bridge of U.S. Navy ship USS Calhoun County (LST-519). An emblem hangs from the side of the bridge depicting a turtle with a helmet on, floating in water, and the ships motto above it, "Slow but sure." An enlisted man walks around the weather deck with a Geiger counter as he checks for radioactivity after the radioactive nuclear waste has been dumped. Drums containing atomic waste secured on the deck. Enlisted persons move over the barrels. Two enlisted men roll out drums over the edge of the ship. A drum strikes water and disappears below the surface. The men roll the drums over the edge of the ship and a drum falls into the sea. Personnel wash down the area where the drums were stored. A man uses a squeegee and a hose in the area. Men wash and sweep down the area.

Date: 1959, November 23
Duration: 5 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066993
U.S. Navy A-4D Skyhawks and F3H Demons are catapulted from catapult aboard USS FDR in the Atlantic Ocean.

Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4D Skyhawk aircraft taxis towards catapult number one. The aircraft on the catapult. A U.S. Navy F3H Demon aircraft in position for moving onto the catapult. A Douglas A-4D Skyhawk aircraft is catapulted from catapult number two. The aircraft is catapulted from catapult number one. A catapult crew moves in to prepare for the next launching. An F3H Demon aircraft is catapulted and another Demon aircraft is moved into position. The Demon is catapulted from catapult number two.

Date: 1959, April 14
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072123
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