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20-03-2017, 11:16 AM
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has released sixty previously
classified films (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKR y5z-GlJ_OQND5)from their vaults of nuclear weapons detonations in the
period 1945 to 1962.
During this period the US tested over 200 nuclear bombs.
The films were originally shot by EG&G, a company founded by the famous
pioneer of high speed photography, MIT's Harold 'Doc' Edgerton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Eugene_Edgerton).
The films had languished in the LLNL vaults but they have recently
taken to steps to preserve them and reanalyse their data.
They act as a reminder of the destructive power of such weapons and the
devastating consequences should they ever be used in anger.
I had the opportunity to visit LLNL in 1987. In the mid-80's, the number
of nuclear warheads in the world had reached the absurd total of around
61,662.
When one considers there are only about 4,416 cities on Earth with a
population of over 150,000, it brings into perspective the absurdity of
that many warheads.
Worryingly, nine countries in the world still possess a total of 14,900
nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia account for 93% of them.
Playlist here :-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKR y5z-GlJ_OQND5
classified films (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKR y5z-GlJ_OQND5)from their vaults of nuclear weapons detonations in the
period 1945 to 1962.
During this period the US tested over 200 nuclear bombs.
The films were originally shot by EG&G, a company founded by the famous
pioneer of high speed photography, MIT's Harold 'Doc' Edgerton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Eugene_Edgerton).
The films had languished in the LLNL vaults but they have recently
taken to steps to preserve them and reanalyse their data.
They act as a reminder of the destructive power of such weapons and the
devastating consequences should they ever be used in anger.
I had the opportunity to visit LLNL in 1987. In the mid-80's, the number
of nuclear warheads in the world had reached the absurd total of around
61,662.
When one considers there are only about 4,416 cities on Earth with a
population of over 150,000, it brings into perspective the absurdity of
that many warheads.
Worryingly, nine countries in the world still possess a total of 14,900
nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia account for 93% of them.
Playlist here :-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKR y5z-GlJ_OQND5