The Ultimate Deterrent

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1461A
Date Released
6 Jun 1957
Date submitted
28 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Ultimate Deterrent. DESCRIPTION: Christmas Island, a small atoll in the Pacific, was the base of the operation. The explosion of Britain’s first Therme nuclear device was the equivalent of a million tons or more of TNT, a strike surpassing Bomber Command’s total bombing of Germany in World War Two. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of island showing planes on ground. Interior of control room with men operating controls. Air to air plane in flight. Shots of explosion. Men in protective clothing viewing same. Shots of cloud formation.
Keywords
Weapons; Nuclear energy
Locations
Pacific Ocean; Christmas Island
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
70836
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Ultimate Deterrent', British Movietone News Issue No. 1461A, 6 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21725 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)