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U.S. developments in defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles

Actor Raymond Massey standing in front of color map of North America, speaks about U.S. measures to defend against potential enemy intercontinental ballistic missiles. Aerial view of one of the largest radar antennas in the world being set up in Greenland and Alaska, and another planned for Great Britain, all part of the BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System). A teletype machine printing information transmitted by the BMEWS system. View of technicians working in BMEWS communications circuit vault. More views of BMEWS radar antennas. Animated diagram of earth with early warning satellites orbiting to provide instant notice of missile launch. Views of U.S. Army Nike-Hercules missiles being tested, before development of the Nike-Zeus versions.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1959
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062847
Douglas World Cruisers aviators are greeted in Seattle, Washington after their first flight around the world.

U.S. Army Air Service Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) in Seattle, Washington after their first flight around the world. In Seattle, the point from which they started 176 days ago. The world cruisers in flight. A world cruiser coming in for a landing. Major Frederick F. Martin greets Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, Lt. Leigh Wade and Lt. Erik H. Nelson. The pilots in uniforms pose. Animations of the North American continent pinpointing Alaska where Major Frederick F. Martin crashed into a mountain. The path over which the world cruisers flew pinpointing the place where the cruiser flown by Lt. Wade was forced down and wrecked. Then the course to Seattle is shown.

Location: Seattle Washington USA
Date: 1924
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071972
USAAF 19th Fighter Squadron P-47s strafing Japanese gun and troop positions on Tinian Island, in World War II.

U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of the 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group during air strike missions against Japanese forces on Tinian Island, Mariana Islands during World War 2. strafing ground targets. Smoke billows up from exploding targets. Fighter strafing anti aircraft gun positions and troop positions on island. P-47s as they go into a dive. Various views of P-47 strafing targets. Ground crew of Thunderbolt campaign. P-47 in flight.

Location: Tinian Island Mariana Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047548
U.S. troops invading Japanese held Tinian Island during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Battle of the Pacific campaign of World War 2 fought on the island of Tinian, Mariana Islands. U.S. landing craft approaching shores of Tinian. Gun crew fires artillery at enemy positions. Explosions and smoke billowing up on island.

Location: Tinian Island Mariana Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047549
Admiral Chester Nimitz and his party visit American soldiers after Kwajalein Island is wrested from the Japanese in World War II.

U.S. Navy Admiral Chester William Nimitz visits fKwajalein Island, Marshall Islands, in World War 2. . Admiral Nimitz and his party casually visit various places on the island, Remnants of Japanese barracks and fortifications are seen. Tents and palm trees in the background. The party in jeeps. They inspect debris and remnants of Japanese flags.

Location: Kwajalein Island Marshall Islands
Date: 1944, February
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072046
Blood transfusion to U.S. Marine; casualties of U.S. and Japanese forces; U.S. forces rest and regroup after Eniwetok Island battle

Wounded U.S. Marines on the beach in Eniwetok Island (sometimes spelled Eniewetok or Enewetak). Blood plasma being administered to wounded soldiers in open field and camp. Dead U.S. Marines. View of Eniwetok Island after battle. Men sitting on the beach and swimming. Dead Japanese soldiers. Damaged Japanese equipment including tanks. Bomb craters on the air strip are filled. Native people of the island. U.S. Marine prepare to leave the island. A marine pats a dog. U.S. Marine leaving the Eniwetok Island. (World War II period).

Location: Eniwetok Atoll Marshall Islands
Date: 1944, February
Duration: 6 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041029
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