Operation Crossroads (Baker Day Atomic Bomb Test) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A Baker atom bomb being detonated underwater in the midst of target ships. A mushroom cloud rises after the explosion. A massive water wave overwhelms and destroys target ships as it reaches them.
Soviet troops parade in Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin arrives to review the parade. Soviet sailors march along a street. A band plays. The parade is reviewed by Stalin and other Soviet officials. The crowd cheers as Stalin and other Soviet officials wave. U.S. Army, Navy and Army Air Force officers are seen among the spectators. The U.S. Army Air Force Officer watches the aircraft flying overhead, with binoculars and he pauses to chat with the U.S. Army officer about his observations. Large masses of Soviet civilians join the parade, after the military units have passed. Soviet foreign minister Viacheslav Molotov waves from the balcony. Russian school girls, in aprons, pass by. Stalin doffs his hat.
Street views in Moscow, Soviet Union. Pedestrians walk along a muddy road. Soviet workers work on a road using shovels. The Spasskaya Tower in Red Square. A group of Soviet soldiers march in the square. Saint Basil's Church in Red Square. Soviet civilians get into streetcars.
Officers discussing amongst themselves in Kiangwan, Shanghai. An airplane parked at the airbase. U.S. Navy Commander of the 7th Fleet Admiral CM Cook Jr leaves the airplane. He is being greeted by Rear Admiral (RADM) WF Boone, Chief of Staff, and Captain Cook, the medical officer for 7th fleet staff. Admiral Cook and RADM Boone being greeted by RADM SS Murray and other officers. Officers discussing.
A plaque on building reads: National Viet Minh Convention. Ho Chi Minh poses with early Viet Minh comrades. In meeting hall, the wall behind principal speakers is decorated with pictures of Soviet leaders and large picture of Ho Chi Minh, together with signs containing positive slogans. Separately, Ho Chi Minh meets with his cabinet (of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) in a well appointed conference area set up on a veranda, with decorative iron railings around it. Large maps are on the wall behind Ho Chi Minh at the head of the conference table.
Senator James Mead of New York in Silver Spring, Maryland. Senator James Mead and Mayor of Louisville Wilson Wyatt inspect temporary re-use war housing. Sign board outside a houses read 'Demountable Houses- Prefabrication', 'Temporary War Housing' and 'Portable Family Dwelling'.
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