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U.S. Army conducts exercise Desert Rock VI, as the "Apple 2" atomic explosive test shot is fired at the Nevada test site
U.S. Army troops silhouetted against sky at dawn as they step from trucks and then proceed to their protected positions in area of ground zero prior to the "Apple II" atomic explosive test shot, "Apple Two," associated with the Army exercise Desert Rock 6. They enter sand-bagged trenches. A briefing officer in a trench issues final instructions that are broadcast over a loudspeaker. View of desert dry lake bed, beyond which is ground zero (detonation site) about 5 miles away. Soldiers are seen foxholes and trenches. An M48 Patton tank, of Task Force Razor is seen, with a tank commander speaking to his group by radio. He instructs them to shut down engines, close all hatches and turn turrets to the rear. Views of tank crew members inside their tanks. The Commander goes down closing his hatch behind him. Other tank crews do likewise. Two Soldiers seen waiting in a trench. One smokes a cigarette. Others standing in their trench. At H-Hour minus two minutes, a siren blows and all begin taking protected positions deep within their trenches and foxholes, as instructed over the loudspeaker. Views of some soldiers in their positions. Glimpse of jeep and of B-45 bomber sitting unprotected on the desert. View of P-47 aircraft in protected positions. Several trees in a line. White flash fills screen as the atomic device is detonated. The explosion seen through camera filming through a porthole. A building flashes into flame and then is blown over by blast wave or shock wave. Interior of house containing mannequins seen, as windows burst in flames and then blast destroys it. Other buildings being swept away. A steel tower bending but remaining upright. Troops out of their trenches moving forward toward ground zero, as the mushroom cloud forms in the distance, and a helicopter flies overhead. Patton tanks of Task Force Razor move toward ground zero, "fighting" their way through obstacles. [Note: According to the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, from February 18 to May 15, 1955, the United States conducted Operation Teapot, a nuclear test series at Yucca Flat and Frenchman Flat on the Nevada Test Site in the continental United States. During the test period 14 nuclear shots and 1 non-nuclear shot were detonated. Several thousand scientific, military (army, air force, navy, marines), and civilian contract personnel participated in the organization, planning, and execution of the test series. Military exercises undertaken during and following the shots took place under the name Desert Rock 6.]
Cars driving to the summit of Fall River Pass in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado USA, in late 1920s
Park roads in the Rocky Mountain National Park (Rocky Mountain National Park 1000 Highway 36 Estes Park, CO 80517-8397) in Colorado, United States. A car drives on the zig-zag mountain road leading up to Fall River Canyon within the national park built by the State of Colorado. Conifer trees grow in the mountainside. A car moves up the snowy mountainside in July. A car driving down a road. The United States flag waves on a flagpole on the summit of Fall River Pass. Men and women having a snowball fight on the summit of Fall River Pass.
Tourists driving up Kingsbury Grade to Lake Tahoe, California
Tourists visit the town of Minden, Nevada and Lake Tahoe during a tour in the High Sierra region of the United States. A car turns in front of Minden Inn (1594 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, NV 89423, United States). Car drives up Kingsbury Grade, also known as Nevada State Route 207, connecting the western edge of Nevada to the Lake Tahoe region through the Carson Range. Car passes by coniferous trees. View of Eagle Lake at the foot of Mount Tallac, southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. An island in Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay. A man and a woman get off from a Yosemite Transport System (YTS) stage. View of Lake Tahoe.
U.S. and British officers arriving at Luqa for the Malta Conference in Malta, United Kingdom during World War II.
The Malta Conference in Malta, United Kingdom during World War II. U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union William Averell Harriman disembarking from an aircraft at Allied Air Terminal in Luqa. Ambassador Harriman talking to an official standing beside the aircraft. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest King disembarks from an aircraft. He is greeted by British Army Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson and another officer. The officers talking beside an aircraft. Ambassador Harriman with Major General F. M. Anderson Deputy Commander USSTAF (United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe) and other officers. Several officers beside an aircraft in the background.
Officers watch as mechanics work on USAAF B-29 Superfortress aircraft engine at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,US.
USAAF B-29 Superfortress units at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. The nose section of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber aircraft. 'Lena the Hyena' written on the side of the aircraft. Mechanics around the engine of the B-29 aircraft. Officers watch as the mechanics work. An aircraft hangar in the background.
U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk sums up Red China's Communist policy and aggression under Mao Zedong's regime.
Living conditions in the People’s Republic of China under the "Great Leap Forward" Communist regime of Mao Zedong, preceding the Cultural Revolution. Footage shot by Indians visiting the country. United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk comments on the current attitude of communist China towards the rest of the world. Rusk discusses how communist China use aggression for its expansion. He states that the Chinese are decided on continued aggression towards its neighbors in Asia and continue to subvert other nations with Communist penetration. He also mentions the Chinese attack on Indian territory. The population and masses under the regime of Mao Zedong in China. Chinese people participate in a festive parade. Various decorative floats in the parade. Young men and women perform synchronized drills during the parade event.
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