The Atomic Bomb - Bikini
Series
- Series Name
- World Pictorial News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- Seventy three target ships anchored off Bikini Lagoon, prepare for "Operation Crossroads" under the command of Admiral Blandy. Animals, to be used in experiments to determine the effects of the bomb upon life, are brought aboard. The crews and captain leave the ships and the Bikini Fleet is ready for the blast. The dropping and explosion of the world’s fourth atomic bomb - mushroom cloud.
- Keywords
- Weapons; Science and technology; Navy; Animals; Military; Nuclear energy
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Sergeant Fitchen
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Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- film@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
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- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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How to cite this record
'The Atomic Bomb - Bikini', World Pictorial News Issue No. 275, 12 Aug 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/156542 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)