Operation Crossroads, Atom Bomb Test, Bikini Atoll, 07/1946

About this film

Interior shots. Shipboard equipment room. Military personnel adjust timer. Man speaks into microphone. Closeup of timer. Closeups of analog equipment. Men at desk. Exterior shot. Sign "Restricted Area Authorized Crossroads Personnel Only" Men enter doorway. Hatch is closed. Interior shot. Personnel at desk. Man speaks into microphone. Closeup of timer. Man speaks into microphone "5-4-3-2-1-Fire" closeup of switch being pulled. National Archives Identifier: 20948 no description

Directors & creators

United States. Army

Subjects

Cold War, Atomic Bomb, Analog, United States. Navy, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear weapons -- Marshall Islands -- Bikini Atoll -- Testing, Atomic bomb -- Marshall Islands -- Bikini Atoll -- Testing, Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946, Bikini Atoll, Project Crossroads, Nuclear Test, A-bomb

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