1962 Pacific Nuclear Tests

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1962 Pacific Nuclear Tests by United States. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration.
The video shows the preparations, installation of safety monitoring and diagnostic equipment, placement of test and observation vessels, and the actual nuclear test of a Fleet Ballistic Missile. Participating in the test were personnel aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown, the destroyer Norton Sound, and the submarine Carbonero.
The May 6, 1962, date loomed for the nuclear detonation FRIGATE BIRD, part of the Operation Dominic/Nougat test series. The test was conducted approximately 525 miles from Christmas Island, the nearest land mass, at coordinates for ground zero of North 4 degrees 50 minutes, West 149 degrees 25 minutes. The submerged submarine Ethan Allen, carrying 16 Polaris missiles, launched the missile, and the warhead detonated on target, giving the cameras and viewers a spectacular scene. The narrator closes: “Polaris on target. . .with design yield and full service.” The yield has not been announced, but it was enough to shake the crew of the submarine Carbonero for several seconds.
The second part of the video shows an antisubmarine rocket (ASROC) underwater nuclear weapons-effects test, described as another proof test of a Navy nuclear weapon system. It was configured as a nuclear depth charge. The video shows the preparations, placement of diagnostic
devices, safety precautions, and other activities performed in readiness for the test. The SWORDFISH test was conducted approximately 370 miles southwest of San Diego at North 31 degrees 14 minutes, West 124 degrees 13 minutes.
The ASROC was launched from the destroyer Agerholmn on May 11, 1962. Its target was a raft circled by diagnostic devices. The ASROC is shown flying for a short time before entering the water and detonating at a predetermined depth. The explosive force created a one-mile radius radioactive base surge, and it engulfed a target ship. Once the initial base surge subsided, a second plume was created from the detonation bubble, plummeting tons of water. The cameras captured sensational footage of the blast effects. The submarine Razorback, submerged at periscope level 2.5 miles from ground zero, is shown being tossed around. The full sequence of the nuclear depth bomb deployment is shown.
Publication date 1962
0800043 - 1962 PACIFIC NUCLEAR TESTS
1962 Color Sanitized 21:15

[@jiveturkey9993]

I watched a Trident missile launched from the San Diego area a few years ago.
I was looking South and saw this strange orange light slowly Rising, it didn't quite look like lights from an airplane so I just kept following it with my eyes, then it escaped the atmosphere right above me and left this gigantic strange glowing cloud way up in the atmosphere. It freaked everybody out all over Southern California and that's when they said it was a missile launched from a submarine in the Pacific test range.

[@nilo70]

I was 11 years old. The big topic with all of us , “What would you do after the nuclear war ?” We all made plans . Scary stuff for a boy.

[@danielcruz8347]

Atomic adventure Pacific..sailors do assigned job tasks.looking back wonder how many have cancer and attribute its development to this 1962 test...Bless their hearts

[@kylesenior]

All of the Dominic tests were airburst. They produced little to no localised fallout.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

EEOICA act...I am in it.

[@danielcruz8347]

@@MitzvosGolem1bless your heart..peace be too you

[@MitzvosGolem1]

@@danielcruz8347 Cold War Patriots act. 2000.
Army clean up workers on Johnson island in 1977 get nothing though.
Depleted Uranium "Gulf qar syndrome " is another " agent orange" being covered up denied by DOD.

[@De-Mystifying]

Very important historical perspectives in this documentation. Thank you for continuing to provide these materials to the public.

[@Red-rl1xx]

Neat! They mention these tests in the movie "Trinity and Beyond" but only give a general overview. I've never seen a lot of this footage.

[@KinyanjuiKamaukkjay]

Trinity and Beyond is a great documentary.

[@donlove3741]

1962

[@technologic21]

Wow, an A-3 Skywarrior. The only carrier deployable nuclear-armed strategic bomber. It was among the longest serving carrier-based aircraft in history.

[@FlintIronstag23]

The A3J/A-5 Vigilante served as the Navy's nuclear-armed strategic bomber too. It didn't have that role long though before the Navy gave up manned strategic bombers for SLBMs.

[@blueskys8814]

In 1984 after graduating from hull maintenance technician A school 4 of us got to fly from Diego Garcia to the aircraft carrier Independence CV-62 in an A-3, that was the thrill of a life time.

[@Mr.Madatyou]

Cool.

[@federicoaguero6165]

Me gustan mucho éste tipo de vídeos. Muestran una realidad latente en tiempos de la guerra Fría. Están hechos por militares para militares pero ilustran bien las capacidades que se tenían en aquel momento. Es espectacular el lanzamiento del misil y el estallido del la cabeza nuclear. Very good vídeo.

[@user-hm6kl6lf9z]

How can I become a nuclear scientist?

[@ericdanielski4802]

Good question.

[@suprstraight2421]

Go to Russia.

[@daveschillz]

You must be a mason

[@user-hm6kl6lf9z]

@@daveschillz How come?

[@user-hm6kl6lf9z]

@@suprstraight2421 Why?

[@tinafoster8665]

Anyone notice that one of the destroyers in the task force is the USS Maddox, which a couple of years later will be at the Gulf of Tonkin, and whose Captain will give out a bunch of crazy reports about being attacked by North Korean torpedo boats?

[@paulschab8152]

I think you meant North Vietnamese.

[@lookingforhope5455]

Curious how many fish died in the making of this film..

[@redzipper8570]

all of them

[@lookingforhope5455]

@@redzipper8570 laughing at the reply was prob not a good thing..but that sure was on point 😆

[@redzipper8570]

@@lookingforhope5455 think of all the ones that didn't die and were caught and served up in fancy California restaurants...

[@michigandermichiganian8173]

Nobody cares

[@Realcjs]

300 miles off of San Diego 😆

[@redzipper8570]

the navy knew of the dangers but don't care

[@hanfi2618]

But they say it was 1,300 miles from inhabited land in each direction...

[@TechWizard28]

Rust in Peace... Polaris

[@Ronbo710]

With hypersonic at least we won't see it coming.

[@tinafoster8665]

Won't hear it coming, you'll slill see the trail of solid fuel rocket smoke, if it's daytime, at night you'd still see the orange-white glow of the jet combustion engine exhaust gas but it would be too fast to hear

[@dougholliday467]

I was exactly 19 1/2 years old when this test occured. There were so many tests of our nuclear weapons before, during; and after that. I quite imagine that by 21 years of age, every man, woman, and child in the world, along with animals and everything that was living were contaminated and still are till this date.
🤔🤪🤑😬😮‍💨💣💥👀To my child, grandchildren and most especially to my great-grand daughter, I say without hesitation and most humbly how sorry I am for my generation of this horrible "thing" that was created. Sincerely, I remain at 79 y.o., Sentebey

[@buckhorncortez]

The "thing" would always have been created. You can't hide science from scientists, and they're the ones who discovered and championed the development of technology. At 79 years old it was not YOUR generation that developed the technology. That happened over a period of time starting in about 1930 and ending with the Trinity test in 1945. You're at least two generations late with being responsible. Your apology is worthless as it only makes you feel better and does nothing for anyone else.

[@donlove3741]

Wow apologies for an entire generation !
Gosh how humble you are.

[@tinafoster8665]

I think it's cool that you'd say that, I never thought any of this lunacy was a good thing or even a good idea, to make a whole bunch of weapons too horrible to use, sounds kinda crazy to me

[@TheMrcaLu]

How many animals were kill???

[@buckhorncortez]

1.5...

[@photosphotos]

#fake

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

Are nuclear weapons fake?

[@photosphotos]

@@_MaxHeadroom_ yes, Japan was firebombed firebombed numerous times much the same a Dresden only bare in mind despite many factories being of relative modern construction that most urban areas were still made of wooden construction.
Nuclear power plants are also propping up the notion of a split atom.
The atom has never been split and every supposed nuclear power plant is in reality a draw on power and not a net contributing factor.
Every metre in altitude there’s an electric potential of 100v right up from a ~ earth to a + 5 million ionosphere/firmament.
Image what a National grid of superconducting cables can achieve bathed in ions and electrons.
Good luck there is indeed free energy, there always was and will be it’s simply hidden from view and given a different name and monetised.

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

@@photosphotos The special effects they had back in the 40's and 50s we're amazing. Look at how real it looks. th-cam.com/video/6tG9VYSWyE4/w-d-xo.html

[@booklover6753]

@@photosphotos Man, you are out in left field. I'm sorry that the educational system failed you so badly. There are remedial programs that can help. Don't give up and you'll get there some day.