America's Atomic Bomb Tests: Operation Tumbler Snapper (1997)
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
This video contains recently declassified military footage of Operation Tumbler Snapper, a test of small-yield atomic weapons in which U.S. troops were subjected to atomic bomb blasts in hope of proving soldiers could survive small-scale atomic warfare. This program also includes test footage that shows the effects of atomic bomb blasts on buildings, vehicles, tanks, and trees.
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nuclear-testing, nuclear-weapon