Underground Nuclear Weapons Testing

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Nevada Operations Office

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows how underground tests of nuclear weapons are planned and conducted at the Nevada test site in a manner designed to contain radioactivity within the ground and to comply with the limited Test Ban Treaty, while providing the diagnostic information needed. Explains various types of nuclear tests and the use of various test areas and their facilities.