A radio detonator on a field in the United States. A sign reads: 'radio detonator'. Soldiers working on the equipment. A soldier presses a button on the equipment. Explosion on the ground. Aircraft in flight.
Film speculates about future television controlled atomic rocket. In opening scene, a supposed operator mounts a fake control panel in the supposed future. The panel shows displays labeled: "elevation, and azimuth." It also shows buttons labeled "launch," and "fire." The operator presses the "launch' button, and a television screen in the room shows a rocket powered guided missile launching from a slightly elevated track. It carries a bomb beneath it which detaches soon after the launch, and falls to explode on the ground. The operator makes adjustments to elevation and azimuth and the next flying bomb responds and flies higher and longer than in the first trial. When it reaches a point above the presumed target, the operator dials the elevation control completely to zero and presses the "fire" button. Next, an atomic explosion is seen with the classic mushroom cloud rising high above the ground.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird walk to the review stand. Defense Secretary Laird receives a 19-gun salute. The officials salute as the band plays. The Defense Secretary standing with his family. Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff standing. Secretary Laird shakes hands with them. Other people standing on the steps of the building.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. The interior of the Pentagon building. Defense Secretary Laird along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Gilmore Wheeler, riding the escalator to the office of the Secretary of Defense. Secretary Laird seated at a desk. Defense Secretary Laird and General Wheeler discuss. The Secretary and General and their wives pose for pictures. Secretary Laird seated at a desk.
Ceremony at the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense Melvin R Laird in Virginia. Honor guard and Color guard standing in formation on the ground. Officials standing outside the building and watching the ceremony. Band playing music. Cars parked outside the building. United States Army General William C Westmoreland arrives at the ceremony. General Westmoreland is greeted by officers and Secretary of the Army Stanley R Resor. Officers talking amongst themselves.
Allied air raid on bombing of Japan during World War II. Aerial view of the target area. ENS JW Anderson operating the airplane. Aerial view of the target area. The airplane strafes and bombs the ground target.
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