My Grandfather was there. He was part of the crew of the USS Conyngham DD-371, which was one of the target ships. It was one of the few ships in fact that was deemed "safe enough" for re-boarding, and he and the rest of the crew boarded and steamed her all the way back to San Francisco. She was scuttled 2 years later off the coast of SF, for obvious reasons. My Grandfather died from lung cancer at 65. When you read about the procedures they used for "decontamination", it's pretty wild how lax they were. They basically just had guys scrub the deck with sea water, and put on a fresh coat of paint.
“The bomb will not start a chain-reaction in the water, converting it all to gas, and letting all the ships on all the oceans drop down to the bottom. It will not blow out the bottom of the sea and let all the water run down the hole. It will not destroy gravity. I am not an atomic playboy, as one of my critics labelled me, exploding these bombs to satisfy my personal whim.” Admiral William Henry Purnell Blandy
Amusing bit of PPE at 14:30, handling material heavily contaminated with fresh fallout with nothing more than a long pole for protection, I hope they were standing upwind.
"War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent." -- George Orwell
@@PhaQ2 I assumed they wouldn't survive, and that the people carrying out the tests knew they wouldn't, but the narrator implied that the animals' reactions to the bombing would be studied, as they were supposed to be simulating servicemen on board. How would studying fine ashes or dust tell researchers anything useful beyond "Yeah, they burned up."?
One little pig, named #311, managed to make it off of the Japanese test ship, named the Sakawa, and was later found swimming in the lagoon. The pig was later given to the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, were it became a popular heroine of atomic survival. 90% of the remaining animals actually survived the blast. Many died from radiation, most of the rest were killed as the longer effects of radiation were studied.
The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth Its handiwork. Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be.
Those who do terrible evilness often give themselves airs and affectations of smugly self-righteous entitlement. As though they have the "right" to be doing what they're doing.
Here, they start the radiation death of the Pacific Ocean. And now, the Fukushima ELE completes it. The Pacific Ocean is now dead. Actual fact. Horrific, but true.
With the death of the planetary ocean phytoplankton because of radiation from the ELE, oxygen levels continue to drop. Oxygen will no longer be replenished like it used to be. As it gets used up, it's permanently gone.
My Grandfather was there. He was part of the crew of the USS Conyngham DD-371, which was one of the target ships. It was one of the few ships in fact that was deemed "safe enough" for re-boarding, and he and the rest of the crew boarded and steamed her all the way back to San Francisco. She was scuttled 2 years later off the coast of SF, for obvious reasons. My Grandfather died from lung cancer at 65. When you read about the procedures they used for "decontamination", it's pretty wild how lax they were. They basically just had guys scrub the deck with sea water, and put on a fresh coat of paint.
Awesome. Haven’t seen this footage since “Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie”. If any of you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.
That's a great film. Check out the other movies by director/producer Peter Kuran if you haven't already.
PeriscopeFilm will do!
Thanks, Periscope! And the Admiral brought King Judah the present of a RAW DEAL! Thanks again!
How were the drones remotely controlled? Did portable TV cameras with transmitters even exist?
EDIT: Forget it. It was explained in the film!
“The bomb will not start a chain-reaction in the water, converting it all to gas, and letting all the ships on all the oceans drop down to the bottom. It will not blow out the bottom of the sea and let all the water run down the hole. It will not destroy gravity. I am not an atomic playboy, as one of my critics labelled me, exploding these bombs to satisfy my personal whim.”
Admiral William Henry Purnell Blandy
Does cause an enormous amount of death and destruction to local wildlife.
And not so good either for any humans who get exposed to the radiation aftermath.
Radiation is bad for children and other living things.
This movie is a fake. Probably made in a Hollywood studio.
I worked with Adml. Blandy's grandson in 1970 at Bell Labs in Whippany, N.J. for about a year. HIs grandson was his spitting image.
24:00 Yes, just spray the ships with contaminated ocean water.
Like that was the answer to get rid of the radiation.
It worked, though. The water wasn't taken from the top layers for a start! 😂
A nuclear test video that I haven't seen. I didn't think it existed.
Thank you.
Amusing bit of PPE at 14:30, handling material heavily contaminated with fresh fallout with nothing more than a long pole for protection, I hope they were standing upwind.
Wow, in color :)
"War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent." -- George Orwell
So what happened to the goats and pigs shown at 3:28?
Incinerated under the heat, then inverted by the shock wave.
@@PhaQ2 I assumed they wouldn't survive, and that the people carrying out the tests knew they wouldn't, but the narrator implied that the animals' reactions to the bombing would be studied, as they were supposed to be simulating servicemen on board. How would studying fine ashes or dust tell researchers anything useful beyond "Yeah, they burned up."?
One little pig, named #311, managed to make it off of the Japanese test ship, named the Sakawa, and was later found swimming in the lagoon. The pig was later given to the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, were it became a popular heroine of atomic survival. 90% of the remaining animals actually survived the blast. Many died from radiation, most of the rest were killed as the longer effects of radiation were studied.
Godzilla!
Test Able, Dave's Dream missed the target, big time.
A waste of perfectly good historic ships.
A waste of perfectly good fissile material as well.
They were considered war surplus, and were thus disposed of.
A _waste?_ Who die and made you a defense scientist?
What a waste of equipment
It was all retired
May the Blessings of the Bomb Almighty, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more.
The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth Its handiwork. Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be.
Almighty and everlasting Bomb, who comes down among us, enlighten our darkness.
Amen.
And now, i reveal my inmost self...
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes... satire to the max.
Those who do terrible evilness often give themselves airs and affectations of smugly self-righteous entitlement. As though they have the "right" to be doing what they're doing.
Here, they start the radiation death of the Pacific Ocean. And now, the Fukushima ELE completes it. The Pacific Ocean is now dead. Actual fact. Horrific, but true.
With the death of the planetary ocean phytoplankton because of radiation from the ELE, oxygen levels continue to drop. Oxygen will no longer be replenished like it used to be. As it gets used up, it's permanently gone.
There are actual, genuine reasons why evilness is very definitely not a good thing. Egomania is the root of all evilness.
Evilness is unacceptable.
Mate, you're talking to yourself?...