00:02:01 0.07 |
"THE UNSEEN WEAPON" (CBR)
"OBSOLETE" FILM. A DOCUMENTARY ON THE ARMY'S CHEMICAL CORPS. |
00:02:49 48.07 |
HIGH RANKING ARMY OFFICER GETS OUT OF HIS STAFF
CAR AT AIRPORT AND LOOKS AT HIS WRIST WATCH |
00:03:03 62.07 |
CU IN DEEP THOUGHT, PROFESSOR OF BIO-CHEMISTRY
SITS IN PLANE CONTEMPLATING HIS ASSIGNMENT TO THE ARMY'S CHEMICAL CORP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. |
00:03:36 95.07 |
PROFESSOR IS MET AT THE PLANE BY ARMY OFFICER WHO
ESCORTS HIM TO A WAITING STAFF CAR. |
00:04:55 174.07 |
PROFESSOR EXAMINES GAS MASK DISPLAY AT THE
CHEMICAL CORP'S HEADQUARTERS. |
00:06:22 261.07 |
THE PROFESSOR & OTHER SCIENTISTS SIT IN MEETING
WITH COMMANDER OF THE CHEMICAL CORP WHO EXPLAINS THE CORP'S MISSION CONCERNING CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL & RADIOLOGICAL (CBP) WARFARE. |
00:07:16 315.07 |
MONTAGE OLD PAINTINGS DEPICT ANCIENT ARMIES
ATTACKING A FORTRESS CITY USING PRIMITIVE FLAME THROWERS & SULPHUR SMOKE CARRIED DOWNWIND TO THE ENEMY. USE OF SMOKE SCREENS IS ALSO DEPICTED |
00:07:38 337.07 |
GERMAN ARTILLERY CREW, WEARING GAS MASKS, LOAD A
CHLORINE SHELL IN CANNON. BRITISH TROOPS IN TRENCH, CRINGE AS THEY GET WISP OF CHEMICAL SMOKE IN THEIR FACES. (WWI) |
00:07:55 354.07 |
AMERICAN CASUALTIES, 33% OF WHICH WERE GAS VICTIMS
LIE ON GROUND IN STRETCHERS, AWAITING EVACUATION (WWI) |
00:08:15 374.07 |
MONTAGE HUGE BLAST OF FIRE AS INCENDIARY BOMB
EXPLODES IN LONDON DURING THE NAZI BLITZ IN WWII |
00:08:25 384.07 |
MEN & WOMEN PUT ON GAS MASKS, PROTECTIVE SUITS
THEN RUBBING GREASE ON THE EXPOSED HANDS & ARMS. |
00:08:40 399.07 |
GI FIRES HIS FLAME THROWER AT ENEMY POSITION.
FLAME THROWER ON TANK FIRES LONG STREAM OF FIRE. ELS PLANE DROPS NAPALM BOMB ON MOUNTAIN TOP ENEMY POSITION IN KOREA. |
00:08:56 415.07 |
GI TURNS ON SMOKE MACHINE WHICH BELLOWS OUT HEAVY
WHITE SMOKE OVER A LARGE AREA. |
00:09:14 433.07 |
SICK GIS IN HOSPITAL BEDS SUFFERING FROM RESULTS
OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. COW IS HELD AS IT IS GIVEN INJECTION. |
00:09:28 447.07 |
CU FINGER OF SCIENTIST CHECKS DISEASED PLANTS
|
00:09:46 465.07 |
MUSHROOM CLOUD RISES FROM A-BOMB BLAST.
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00:10:40 519.07 |
MONTAGE FACES OF ATTENTIVE MEN AND WOMEN SOVIET
PARLIAMENT MEMBERS AT MEETING IN MOSCOW. |
00:10:53 532.07 |
CU AIR RAID ALARM SOUNDS IN NEW YORK CITY. AERIAL
TIMES SQUARE STREETS EMPTYING OUT. PEOPLE CALMLY GO TO AIR RAID SHELTERS DOWN SUBWAY. AIR RAID DRILL |
00:11:11 550.07 |
EMPTY NEW YORK DOWNTOWN STREET & TIMES SQUARE
|
00:12:07 606.07 |
ANIMATED FILM SHOWS UNDERGROUND TRENCHES DO NOT
PROTECT AGAINST CBR AGENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE HEAVIER THAN AIR. |
00:12:33 632.07 |
TWO GIS IN A FOXHOLE SHOW RESULTS OF CBR ATTACK
ONE HAS TROUBLE BREATHING, THE OTHER RUBS HIS EYES GESTURING HE CAN'T SEE. |
00:13:16 675.07 |
MONTAGE STEEL MILLS AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS WITH
PEOPLE OPERATING MACHINERY. THESE BECOME PRIZES IN CBR WARFARE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DESTROYED. |
00:14:04 723.07 |
THE ARMY CHEMICAL CENTER AT EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND
SCIENTIST IN LAB WORKS CHECKS AN ELECTRONIC SCOPE. |
00:14:55 774.07 |
FEMALE SCIENTIST USES PROTECTIVE MASK & RUBBER
GLOVE AS SHE HANDLES TEST TUBES. |
00:15:15 794.07 |
SCIENTIST WORKS NEXT TO SIGN, "TOXIC AGENT
DETECTOR ALARM". THE ALARM SOUNDS LOUD AND CLEAR. |
00:15:51 830.07 |
PROFESSOR IS HELPED ON WITH A NEW TYPE PROTECTIVE
MASK. |
00:16:00 839.07 |
PAN OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PROTECTIVE MASKS,
INCLUDING SMALL PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR INFANTS. |
00:16:11 850.07 |
PEOPLE LAY IN HOSPITAL BEDS WEARING PROTECTIVE
MASKS. |
00:16:45 884.07 |
CU FEMALE SCIENTIST PUTS DROPS OF ACID, WITH A
HYPODERMIC NEEDLE, ONTO TREATED AND UNTREATED CLOTHING SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE |
00:17:40 939.07 |
SCIENTIST PLACES A MOUSE INTO GLASS ENCLOSURE WITH
A CAT. THE CAT QUICKLY STARTS TO PLAY WITH THE MOUSE WHO TRIES TO ESCAPE. |
00:18:05 964.07 |
CAT STARTS ACTING FRIGHTENED & JUMPS ALL OVER THE
CAGE WHEN A CHEMICAL AGENT IS ADDED. CAT JUMPS HIGH INTO THE AIR AND DOES CARTWHEELS. |
00:18:34 993.07 |
CU SCIENTIST PLACES GLASS SLIDES WITH BLOOD
SAMPLES UNDER A MICROSCOPE. |
00:19:21 1040.07 |
GI IN GAS MASK PLACES NEW RESPIRATORY MASK OVER
FACE OF A "VICTIM" LYING ON THE GROUND. THE STUDY OF NERVE GAS GAS EFFECTS HAVE LED TO MORE EFFECTIVE FORM OF ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. |
00:19:34 1053.07 |
MAIN ENTRANCE TO FORT DETRICK, IN MARYLAND WHERE
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENTS ARE DONE. |
00:19:40 1059.07 |
SCIENTISTS WORK IN LABS WITH TEST TUBES &
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT. |
00:21:06 1145.07 |
VOLUNTEERS IN AIR TIGHT SPHERE PUT ON GAS MASKS AS
BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT IS PERFORMED ON THEM. HUMAN GUINEA PIGS. SCIENTISTS WATCH FROM A CONTROL ROOM. |
00:22:19 1218.07 |
VOLUNTEERS SHOW NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AS THEY ENJOY
MUSIC IN A REC ROOM AFTER EXPERIMENT WHICH RESULTED IN DISCOVERIES FOR MEDICAL USE. |
00:22:53 1252.07 |
NURSE WEARING SURGICAL MASK INJECTS EGGS WITH A
CHEMICAL. |
00:23:13 1272.07 |
FORT MCCLELLAN, IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA HOME OF THE
CHEMICAL CORP TRAINING COMMAND. (PAN) |
00:23:42 1301.07 |
CIVILIANS & MILITARY OF ALL SERVICES, INCLUDING
OFFICERS OF FRIENDLY NATIONS, SIT IN CLASSROOM ORIENTATION (PAN). |
00:24:14 1333.07 |
CU INSTRUMENTS FOR THE HANDLING OF NUCLEAR
MATERIALS ARE SEEN. RADIATION DETECTION DEVICES ARE DEMONSTRATED. |
00:24:45 1364.07 |
NON-COM OFFICERS USE RADIATION DEVICES IN FIELD
EXERCISE, MARKING DANGEROUS AREAS WITH TAGS |
00:25:00 1379.07 |
AERIAL VIEW OF AN A-BOMB BLAST RAISING A HUGE
HEAVY CLOUD OF DUST. GIS IN THE FIELD HIT THE DECK FACE DOWN. GI WALKS THROUGH THE AREA WITH A GEIGER COUNTER TAKING READINGS. |
00:25:13 1392.07 |
ROCKETS ARE FIRED, PLANES DROP BOMBS CAUSING FIERY
EXPLOSIONS & CHEMICALS ARE SPRAYED BY PLANE AT THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, UTAH. |
00:26:49 1488.07 |
AN OFFICER POINTS OUT TO VISITOR THE NUCLEAR WASTE
SITE IN DISTANT HILLS AT DUGWAY. |
00:27:25 1524.07 |
CU QUARTERMASTER SHOWS VISITING PROFESSOR, THE HOT
CELL, WHICH IS USED TO PRESERVE FOOD. |
00:27:52 1551.07 |
THE GROUP EATS MEAT FROM THEIR PLATES WHICH WAS
KEPT FOR MANY MONTHS WITHOUT REFRIGERATION. |
00:29:06 1625.07 |
DOOR CLOSES BEHIND PROFESSOR AS HE ENTERS ROOM
WITH SIGN "CONFERENCE IN SESSION-TOP SECRET". |
00:29:29 1648.07 |
NARRATOR HOLDS THE CAT IN THE EXPERIMENT & ITS
BABY KITTEN BORN SINCE THE EXPERIMENT. THE MESSAGE BEING THAT NO HARM WAS DONE TO CAT. |
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