The images in this exhibit are actually sets of screen grabs taken directly from the test footage, including various animated .gif files compiled from video clips of the detonations. Just click on the thumbnails or titles below to view. Be sure to turn in your film badge at the end, and have a good mission. Seeking to expand knowledge of the effects and technology of atomic warfare, Los Alamos weaponeers carry out a series of bomb tests in the Nevada desert. Radioactive fallout from a new series of hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll forces the evacuation and relocation of hundreds of islanders.
Blast waves sweep the desert floor.