Preparations for an underground nuclear test in New Mexico. At the Carlsbad Caverns National Park engineers prepare for the underground nuclear test during Project Gnome. The engineers board an elevator and go underground. They inspect instruments and a tunnel. Some engineers transfer cargo via a trailer. A man emerges from a narrow tunnel.
Safe use of nuclear weapons by the ( USAF ) United States Air Force. At the Directorate of Nuclear Safety at Kirtland Air Base in New Mexico officers at a meeting. The officers conduct detailed nuclear analysis and survey to achieve nuclear safety standards. An officer at a blackboard. Two officers at a desk as another comes in. The officers look at papers and try to identify and correct conditions that pose a nuclear hazard. The officers of Nuclear Weapons System Safety Group in a meeting. They look at a chart. The officers under the wing of an aircraft as they check pre operational safety standards. An officer climbs into the cockpit of the aircraft. A commander and the Nuclear Safety officer walk towards the aircraft with a building in the background. A nuclear weapon or nuclear bomb is attached under the wing of an aircraft. The commander climbs into the cockpit and the Nuclear Safety officer also climbs up as they look at the control panel of the plane.
A United States Air Force (USAF) F-100 Super Sabre crashed near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. Officials inspect the area after the crash. Twisted burnt metal sheets on the ground. Parts of the aircraft in the surrounding area. A small burning part. The wheels of the F-100 Super Sabre aircraft. The pilot, Captain Joseph Kittinger, holding a parachute, speaks to officers. A USAF Piasecki H-21 helicopter parked in the background.
Aero-Medical Field Laboratory tests at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. A dummy strapped on a rocket sled in spinal position 90 degrees. A doctor inspects the dummy after a test. The head of the dummy comes out during the test. Technicians check the rocket sled.
Aero-Medical Field Laboratory tests at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. A dummy strapped on a rocket sled in spinal position 45 degrees. Officers inspects the dummy. The dummy moves on the sled with its head coming off. A technician inspects the dummy.
Aero-Medical Field Laboratory tests at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States. A dummy strapped on a rocket sled in spinal position 60 degrees. The dummy moves on the sled with its head intact. A technician inspects the dummy. A series of tests conducted using the dummy. A test conducted with the dummy in spinal position 70 degrees.