Maralinga Atomic Bomb Tests

Atom Test

Allied soldiers and scientists observe a Nuclear weapons test near Maralinga.

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

Senator McMahon's impromptu reaction to President Harry Truman's statement following the atomic explosion in the USSR.

Russia's Atomic Explosion Rocks Western World - Truman Speaks And Uno Meeting AKA Russia's Nuclear Bomb Rocks West (1949)

Various shots of President Truman addressing the nation on Russia's atomic bomb test and the UN assembly meeting on the same subject.

Atom Raid Test In New York (1951)

People of Utica, New York, take part in mock nuclear attack - American newsreel item.

H Bomb Or Sanity (1958)

Pathe and Commander Sir Stephen King-Hall look into Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament

Mr Steele Leaves For H Bomb Test (1957)

Harold Steele is leaving London to attend atomic bomb tests and sacrifice his life in protest.

Nuclear (1970)

Nuclear explosions and nuclear power.

Operation Crossroads AKA Us Troops On Pacific Island (1946)

Preparation for American Atom bomb test on Bikini Atoll.

Atom Bomb Aftermath (1945)

Aerial views of the devastation left by the atom bomb in Japan.

Atomic Bomb - The Big Test (1945)

Atomic bomb tested in New Mexico desert.

Us Navy Tests New Shelter (1962)

US navy troops test out new nuclear bomb shelter at Maryland.

The Atomic Age (1946)

Documentary warning of the "menacing shadow" of the atomic bomb.

Britain Explodes Atom Bomb (1952)

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

Britain Fires A-Bomb No. 2 (1954)

Various shots of preparations and explosion of an atom bomb in Australia.

Governor General Inspects Atomic Reactor One (1959)

Sir William Slim inspects atomic reactor one at Lucas Heights, Australia.

Selected Originals - Britain Explodes Atom Bomb AKA Monte Bello Atom Bomb (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Britain Explodes Atom Bomb' 52/100.

Selected Originals - Britain Explodes Atom Bomb AKA Monte Bello Atom Bomb (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Britain Explodes Atom Bomb' 52/100.

Britain's H-Bomb (1957)

Pictures of Britain's first hydrogen bomb explosion.

Four Engined Jet Valiant (1957)

A Vickers Valiant aeroplane leaves RAF Wittering for Christmas Island. Northamptonshire.

Ready For The Big Bang (1956)

Christmas Island prepares for a nuclear weapons test.

The Power Of The Atom (1956)

Research into powers of the atom.

The Mighty Atom (1945)

Future of atom - not just the weapon.