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Perhaps you are old enough to remember when schools across America practiced "Bomb Drills" by having students hide under their desks on their knees at an announced time.
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Others may remember "Fall-Out Shelters" where people were told to gather in the event of a nuclear bomb—which were buildings marked with a specific symbol (*see example below)—meaning they that might offer protection from radiation.
Likely everyone has seen footage of the incredible destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan, after a single nuclear bomb was dropped on each during World War II.
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| Screen Capture Sequence From The Video Below Shows A School Bus Being Easily Flung By The Force Of The Bomb |
Today's video presents newly-restored footage of 1953 nuclear tests in Nevada revealing the terrifying destructive power of an atomic bomb.
The video, perhaps appropriately, is without sound—but is still awe inspiring and fascinating to view.
The video's description on YouTube adds this technical information:
Nuclear Weapon Effects
High Resolution, complete scans of Atomic Bomb FCDA Footage from shot Grable (1953).
Grable was an atomic artillery shell, shot out of a cannon and detonated on Frenchman Flat at the Nevada Test Site.
No sound. Filmed at 64 frames per second (normal speed is 24 fps). Yield was 15 KT. Distance to Ground Zero: 2,938 feet. Camera elevations ranged from 11 ft 3 inches above ground to 18 ft 9 inches high.
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| * Fall Out Shelter Symbol |
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