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1952-1956NUCLEAR POWER/CIVIL DEFENSE
U.S. REVEALS H-BOMB. THE WORLD'S FIRST HYDROGEN BOMB OBLITERATES AN ISLAND UNDER THE CAMERA'S EYE; SEE THE FIRST AIR-DROPPED H-BOMB. PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.

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LATE 1952. NAVY SHIP AT SEA. SAILORS ON SHIP.
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AERIAL OVER ENIWETOK ATOLL.
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MAN DRIVES TOWARD STORAGE BARN ON OPEN, HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK, FORK-LIFT H-BOMB HOUSED THERE.
PREPARATIONS.
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TRUCKS, CARS DRIVE ON ROAD
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AERIAL OVER ISLAND.
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SIDE VIEW OF SHIP.
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OFFICER ON BOARD HAS HEADPHONES ON. CAPTAIN WITH HEAD-SET COUNTS DOWN. LOOKS DOWN AT CONTROL PANEL.
CU CONTROLS.
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THREE MEN LOOK DOWN AT PANELS OF GAUGES. ONE CALLS OUT NUMBERS. RUBS HIS CHIN. WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH. CALLING OUT COUNTDOWN
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ZOOMS IN ON A BUILDING WITH NOTHING AROUND IT.
BLOWS UP. HUGE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.
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SHOCK WAVE ROLLS TOWARD THE FLAGSHIP
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MEN WATCH FROM A BOAT. IN WATER. CREW ON BOARD WITH BINOCULARS.
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MONTAGE OF HUGE CLOUD CAUSED BY H-BOMB.
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HELICOPTER FLIES TOWARD TARGET CENTER
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AERIAL PAN OF ISLAND SWEPT CLEAN BY THE FIREBALL FLARE. 3 MILES WIDE. ISLAND PRETTY MUCH GONE
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OCEAN WAVES BREAKING & COME TOWARD SHORE. OCEAN HITS SHORE.
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AERIAL OVER BIKINI ISLAND. CIRCA 1956. BIKINI ISLANDS AS TARGET. "OPERATION RED WING".
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MILITARY MEN IN UNIFORMS, SHORTS WALK PAST THATCHED-ROOF HUTS, HOUSES. PALM TREES.
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MEN COME OVER & LOOK AT BIG RADAR DISC.
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PERCHED PRECARIOUSLY, A SAILOR TAKES OFF THE PLASTIC COVERING ON A BUOY. FLOAT SWINGS & MOVES AS HE REMOVES COVER. LEGS WRAPPED AROUND POLE
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CU FLOATING BUOY
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CU TWO MEN LOOKING UP SQUINTING FROM THE SUN
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MILITARY PLANE FLIES OVERHEAD
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AERIAL OF HUGE BULL'S-EYE TARGET. CIRCLES. POV FROM PLANE. INTERCUTS PLANE & TARGET
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PLANE DROPS ITS MISSILE & BANKS SHARPLY AWAY.
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HYDROGEN BOMB EXPLODES. HUGE NOISE.
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MAN IN PLANE LOOKS THROUGH HUGE TELESCOPE-LIKE MACHINE. DOOR OPEN, PANT LEGS BLOW FROM WIND.
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SKY AT DUSK. SUNSET
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