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EXPERIMENT WITH DEATH

Experiment With Death (1946)

Tests are carried out as an atom bomb is dropped on Bikini Atoll in the...

BIG NEW YORK A - BOMB DRILL

Big New York A - Bomb Drill (1952)

50,000 volunteers take part in city night 'raid' exercise

Selected Originals - BIG NEW YORK A-BOMB DRILL

Selected Originals - Big New York A-Bomb Drill (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Big...

ATOM TEST FOR G.I.s

Atom Test For G.I.S (1952)

American troops observe Atom bomb test in Nevada Desert.

Selected Originals - ATOM TEST FOR G.I.s

Selected Originals - Atom Test For G.I.S (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Atom Test For...

Selected Originals - CHURCHILL TELLS U.S.

Selected Originals - Churchill Tells U.S. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Churchill...

BRITAIN EXPLODES ATOM BOMB

Britain Explodes Atom Bomb (1952)

British scientists explode Atom bomb on an Island off North West...

 

 

THE SUMMER DAY

The Summer Day (1954)

On anniversary of beginning of WW I, people show little interest and almost no...

THE ATOM JOINS THE GRID

The Atom Joins The Grid (1956)

The Queen opens Calder Hall - World's first atomic power plant.

N VIRGINIA

N Virginia (1950)

President Truman speaks about atomic energy after unveiling memorial to George...

NEW YORK part of NEWS IN FLASHES

New York Part Of News In Flashes (1951)

An exercise by the New York ARP demonstrates their readiness...

SAN FRANCISCO - TRUMAN TO STALIN: 'LIFT THE CURTAIN'

San Francisco - Truman To Stalin: 'lift The Curtain' (1950)

Footage of President Truman giving...

CHANNEL - NEW BOMBER GOES TO SEA

Channel - New Bomber Goes To Sea (1960)

New N.A. 39 Blackburn atom bomber is tested from H.M.S....

EAST AND WEST CUT ARMS RACE

East And West Cut Arms Race (1964)

Johnson and Khrushchev announces plans to cut production of Nuclear...

TEST BAN ON WAY

Test Ban On Way (1963)

Delegates meet to discuss test ban on nuclear weapons. Moscow, Russia.

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1945)

Roundup of the latest world's news.

OPERATION CROSSROADS aka US TROOPS ON PACIFIC ISLAND

Operation Crossroads AKA Us Troops On Pacific Island (1946)

Preparation for American Atom bomb...

TRUMAN AT FORDHAM COLLEGE

Truman At Fordham College (1946)

President Truman makes speech at Fordham University after receiving a...

U.N. MEETING

U.N. Meeting (1947)

Meeting of Atomic Commission of United Nations Organisation Security Council....

LOS ALAMOS ATOMIC TOWN

Los Alamos Atomic Town (1947)

Footage of the New Mexico town of Los Alamos, set aside for atomic...

HITLER'S RISE TO POWER aka A LA RECHERCHE DE LA PAIX

Hitler's Rise To Power AKA A La Recherche De La Paix (1919)

Archive footage from signing of 1919...

ATOMIC INVESTIGATION

Atomic Investigation (1947)

American scientists land on Bikini Atoll to see the effects of atom bomb...

MECHANICAL HANDS

Mechanical Hands (1948)

Shots of an invention for use in handling radioactive materials

SENATOR BRIAN MCMAHON, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC...

Senator Brian Mcmahon, Chairman Of The Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic... (1949)

Senator...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS DOUNREAY ATOMIC SITE

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Dounreay Atomic Site (1957)

CUs of workmen smiling, the coastline and...

UN CONFERENCE - PARIS

UN Conference - Paris (1948)

Mackenzie King and Paul Spaak speaking at UN Conference in Paris.

BULGANIN AND KHRUSHCHEV VISIT HARWELL

Bulganin And Khrushchev Visit Harwell (1956)

Bulganin and Khrushchev visit Harwell atomic energy...

BULGANIN AND KHRUSHCHEV VISIT HARWELL

Bulganin And Khrushchev Visit Harwell (1956)

Bulganin and Khrushchev visit Harwell atomic energy...

US OFFERS WORLD ATOMS FOR PEACE

Us Offers World Atoms For Peace (1954)

Henry Cabot Lodge speaks about atomic power at United Nations...

ATOM SUBMARINE 'THRESHER' LOST IN ATLANTIC

Atom Submarine 'thresher' Lost In Atlantic (1963)

American nuclear submarine 'Tresher' lost in the...

BIG THREE DISCUSS ATOMIC WEAPONS AT NATO

Big Three Discuss Atomic Weapons At NATO (1954)

Dulles, Spaak, Mendes-France, Macmillan and Eden at...

USA OPERATION ALERT - NATION WIDE AIR RAID DRILL aka OPERATION 'ALERT'

USA Operation Alert - Nation Wide Air Raid Drill AKA Operation 'alert' (1955)

President...

 ATOMIC COMMITTEE

Atomic Committee (1958)

Leaders of International Atomic Energy Agency visit Nuclear Research Institute...

CRUISER FIRST US ATOM-POWERED SURFACE SHIP

Cruiser First Us Atom-Powered Surface Ship (1950-1959)

Launching of America's first nuclear powered ship...

ATOMIC ENERGY ESTABLISHMENT EXHIBITION

Atomic Energy Establishment Exhibition (1960)

Item showing the Atomic Energy Establishment...

US ATOMIC SUB 'ETHAN ALLAN'

Us Atomic Sub 'ethan Allan' (1960)

The nuclear submarine - USS Ethan Allan - is launched in...

"George Washington" Goes To Sea Armed With Polaris Missiles (1960)

An American Submarine goes...

 IKE PREDICTS 'CLEAN' A BOMBS

Ike Predicts 'clean' A Bombs (1957)

President Eisenhower talks about nuclear tests while one takes...

 HISTORIC VOYAGE OF THE 'NAUTILUS'

Historic Voyage Of The 'nautilus' (1958)

American Nuclear Powered Submarine 'USS Nautilus' makes...

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ASSEMBLY IN MOSCOW aka INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ASSEMBLY

International Atomic Assembly In Moscow AKA International Atomic Assembly (1958)

Various...

"Nautilus" Crew Get Ticker-Tape Welcome (1958)

"Nautilus" crew marching up Broadway, with...

SIXTH WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL - MOSCOW aka SIXTH WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL

Sixth World Youth Festival - Moscow AKA Sixth World Youth Festival (1957)

Various shots of...

 ROUND THE WORLD WITH THE

Round The World With The "Triton" (1960)

The World's Largest Atomic Submarine 'USS Triton'...

SOVIET BOMB'S FALL OUT HAZARD IN USA

Soviet Bomb's Fall Out Hazard In USA (1961)

Robert List showing dangers of Soviet 50 megaton bomb...

THE BOMB - PROFESSOR RAJEWSKY INTERVIEWED ON FALL OUT DANGER

The Bomb - Professor Rajewsky Interviewed On Fall Out Danger (1961)

German scientist talks about...

NEW PROGRESS IN THE AGE OF MISSILES

New Progress In The Age Of Missiles (1960)

Redstone missile gets a seeing eye - camera taking...

EISENHOWER ACTIVITIES

Eisenhower Activities (1957)

Ike signs document to join the International Atoms for Peace Agency in...

TORY CONFERENCE AT LLANDUDNO

Tory Conference At Llandudno (1948)

Tory politicians, including Churchill, at Conservative Party...

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima (1945)

STOP PRESS - JAPAN CRACKS

Stop Press - Japan Cracks (1945)

Japan ready to surrender - People celebrating in London - Atomic...