12021-07-08T19:18:21-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdA Tale of Two Cities (1946) -- excerpt8Typical example of diegetic sound in an atomic blast within a civil defense filmplain2021-07-10T14:13:54-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-05T09:54:07-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdTony Schwartz: A Sound Symbol in Stereo (May 22, 1968)7plain2021-07-10T12:18:15-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-11T09:03:54-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdCrossroads Baker (no sound)7From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrCKaVRSpw8plain2021-07-11T10:02:24-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-11T17:53:17-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdNuclear Bomb Explosion, Yucca Flat, Nevada (1962)4Track from "The Sounds of USAF Firepower," an LP released in 1962 by Audio Fidelity, Inc. https://www.discogs.com/No-Artist-Sound-Effects-US-Air-Force-Firepower/master/705045media/NuclearBombExplosion.mp3plain2021-07-11T17:54:24-07:00+Nuclear Bomb Explosion, Yucca Flat, Nevadhe Sounds of USAF FirepoweUnited States Air Forc196Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-05T09:57:03-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd"Daisy" Ad (1964)4Formally titled "Peace, Little Girl," but more commonly known as the "Daisy" ad, this famous political commercial was produced primarily by Tony Schwartz for ...plain2021-07-10T12:19:57-07:00YouTube2016-09-07T16:13:48ZriDypP1KfOULibrary of CongressKevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-09T07:56:53-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdAtom Blast, Yucca Flat, Nevada (1953)4Visual and sound shot from "news nob" press location during the Upshot-Knothole "Annie" test on March 17, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25979plain2021-07-11T20:04:39-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T18:42:01-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) -- excerpt4Countdown and detonation sequence utilizing Crossroads and other footage in a portrayal of an arctic atomic blast.plain2021-07-08T20:19:33-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-11T09:12:30-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdCrossroads Baker (diegetic sound)3Contemporary sound edit of unknown origin, found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrCKaVRSpw8plain2021-07-11T09:13:35-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-06T19:25:50-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdThe Peacemaker (1997) : atomic detonation sequence3[from Wikipedia] The Peacemaker is a 1997 American action thriller film starring George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Aleksandr Baluev and directed by Mimi Leder. It is the first film by DreamWorks Pictures. While the story takes place all over the world, it was shot primarily in Slovakia with some sequences filmed in New York City and Philadelphia.plain2021-07-06T19:33:06-07:00Critical Commonsvideokham2021-07-07T05:07:34.481152+03:0011Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-11T17:07:16-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdAtomic Bomb Explosion326-second track from "Sounds of the Air Force," an LP released as a recruitment aidmedia/atomicexplosion.mp3plain2021-07-11T17:08:28-07:00Atomic Bomb Explosioounds of the U.S. Air ForcU.S. Air ForcKevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T18:50:08-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdSurvival Under Atomic Attack (1951) -- excerpt2Typical sound-image sync for depictions of atomic blasts in civil defense filmsplain2021-07-08T20:20:30-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-10T10:20:08-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdAtomic Blasts - Operations Greenhouse Through Uphot Knothole (1951)2Department of Energy declassified filmplain2021-07-10T10:20:30-07:00YouTube2020-08-20T07:00:05ZbZiFtRc6N9INuclear VaultKevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T20:07:13-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdInvasion, U.S.A. (1952) -- detonation excerpt2Scenes of Crossroads and more in film of Soviet attack on USA. For full film see https://archive.org/details/InvasionUsaplain2021-07-08T20:13:39-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-05T20:39:50-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdDr. Strangelove (1964) -- concluding sequence2The famous closing sequence of the 1964 film, composed of a montage of nuclear test detonations accompanied by Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again"plain2021-07-05T20:51:57-07:00Critical Commonsvideokham2021-07-06T05:57:09.465183+03:00100Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T18:54:34-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdSouthland Tales (2006) -- excerpt2Depiction of nuclear attack as witnessed from suburban scene in Austin TXplain2021-07-08T19:07:13-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T19:13:34-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdFirst Pictures newsreel: Atomic Blast! (1946) -- excerpt2Typical example of atomic detonation from newsreel (in this case Crossroads Able blast)plain2021-07-08T19:14:15-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-10T11:52:01-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdMilitary Participation on Buster Jangle (1952) -- excerpt 012From longer USAF film of desert tests found here: https://archive.org/details/gov.doe.0800010plain2021-07-10T11:53:09-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T19:40:10-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdOperation Crossroads (DOD edit) -- excerpt 011From the most circulated Department of Defense produced film of the testplain2021-07-08T19:40:10-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T19:42:09-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdOperation Crossroads (DOD edit) -- excerpt 021From the most circulated Department of Defense produced film of the testplain2021-07-08T19:42:09-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-08T19:44:01-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdOperation Crossroads (DOD edit) -- excerpt 031From the most circulated Department of Defense produced film of the testplain2021-07-08T19:44:01-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-10T11:48:47-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdOperation Ivy (1952) -- excerpt1From the longer USAF film found here: https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.46856plain2021-07-10T11:48:48-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
1media/plumbob_john.png2021-07-12T20:33:32-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdAudio recording: standing underneath a nuclear explosion in 19571Five USAF officers "volunteered" to stand beneath a nuclear weapon exploded in air over the Nevada desert for Operation Plumbobplain2021-07-12T20:33:34-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd
12021-07-10T11:53:03-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fdMilitary Participation on Buster Jangle (1952) -- excerpt 021From longer USAF film of desert tests found here: https://archive.org/details/gov.doe.0800010plain2021-07-10T11:53:04-07:00Kevin Hamilton21b9bc549389c781acee981d1a12d44c13b965fd