Atomic Bomb
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Operation Crossroads (0:09 - 1:18): Details the first atomic test, showing the preparations in the Bikini Lagoon, the flight of the B-29 Dave's Dream to deliver the bomb, and the resulting destruction of target ships.
Test Baker (1:19 - 2:24): Covers the second test, involving the battleship USS Nevada and a bomb suspended beneath LST-60, which was detonated by remote control.
Historical Context (2:25 - 2:36): The film concludes with a somber reflection on the destructive power of plutonium and a call for global peace.
Transcription
gone july 1 1946 the d-day of operation crossroads the atom bomb test supervised life ice admiral blandy at bikini at all in mid-pacific crews leave the target ships in bikini lagoon many for the last time the b-29 dave's dream takes off from kwajalein to deliver the bomb equal to 50 000 tons of tnt while an electric metronome counts the final second how are your eyes a deadly radioactive cloud rises over seven miles cloud ships are tangled wrecks the battleship nevada is towed into position for the second test test baker king judah of bikini watches with admiral blandy as lst60 moves into place the bomb is suspended beneath lst60 and is to be fired by remote control the technicians and vice admiral parsons leave lst60 and the bomb at the control room crossroads personnel are checked then locked in dr holloway los alamos director ready the firing circuit seconds before a shower fifteen heroes already aboard ship and in the sky two one five plutonium half the weight of the dime caused this this scissors that can destroy our world unless we find the road to peace now [Music]
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