"THE UNSEEN WEAPON" (CBR)
"OBSOLETE" FILM. A DOCUMENTARY ON THE ARMY'S
CHEMICAL CORPS.

CU IN DEEP THOUGHT, PROFESSOR OF BIO-CHEMISTRY
SITS IN PLANE CONTEMPLATING HIS ASSIGNMENT TO
THE ARMY'S CHEMICAL CORP IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

PROFESSOR EXAMINES GAS MASK DISPLAY AT THE
CHEMICAL CORP'S HEADQUARTERS.

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

AMERICAN CASUALTIES, 33% OF WHICH WERE GAS VICTIMS
LIE ON GROUND IN STRETCHERS, AWAITING EVACUATION
(WWI)

MEN & WOMEN PUT ON GAS MASKS, PROTECTIVE SUITS
THEN RUBBING GREASE ON THE EXPOSED HANDS & ARMS.

GI TURNS ON SMOKE MACHINE WHICH BELLOWS OUT HEAVY
WHITE SMOKE OVER A LARGE AREA.

CU FINGER OF SCIENTIST CHECKS DISEASED PLANTS

MONTAGE FACES OF ATTENTIVE MEN AND WOMEN SOVIET
PARLIAMENT MEMBERS AT MEETING IN MOSCOW.

EMPTY NEW YORK DOWNTOWN STREET & TIMES SQUARE

TWO GIS IN A FOXHOLE SHOW RESULTS OF CBR ATTACK
ONE HAS TROUBLE BREATHING, THE OTHER RUBS HIS EYES
GESTURING HE CAN'T SEE.

THE ARMY CHEMICAL CENTER AT EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND
SCIENTIST IN LAB WORKS CHECKS AN ELECTRONIC
SCOPE.

SCIENTIST WORKS NEXT TO SIGN, "TOXIC AGENT
DETECTOR ALARM". THE ALARM SOUNDS LOUD AND CLEAR.

PAN OF VARIOUS TYPES OF PROTECTIVE MASKS,
INCLUDING SMALL PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR INFANTS.

CU FEMALE SCIENTIST PUTS DROPS OF ACID, WITH A
HYPODERMIC NEEDLE, ONTO TREATED AND UNTREATED
CLOTHING SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE

CAT STARTS ACTING FRIGHTENED & JUMPS ALL OVER THE
CAGE WHEN A CHEMICAL AGENT IS ADDED. CAT JUMPS
HIGH INTO THE AIR AND DOES CARTWHEELS.

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.

SCIENTISTS WORK IN LABS WITH TEST TUBES &
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT.

VOLUNTEERS SHOW NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AS THEY ENJOY
MUSIC IN A REC ROOM AFTER EXPERIMENT WHICH
RESULTED IN DISCOVERIES FOR MEDICAL USE.

FORT MCCLELLAN, IN ANNISTON, ALABAMA HOME OF THE
CHEMICAL CORP TRAINING COMMAND. (PAN)

CU INSTRUMENTS FOR THE HANDLING OF NUCLEAR
MATERIALS ARE SEEN. RADIATION DETECTION DEVICES
ARE DEMONSTRATED.

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.

AN OFFICER POINTS OUT TO VISITOR THE NUCLEAR WASTE
SITE IN DISTANT HILLS AT DUGWAY.

THE GROUP EATS MEAT FROM THEIR PLATES WHICH WAS
KEPT FOR MANY MONTHS WITHOUT REFRIGERATION.

NARRATOR HOLDS THE CAT IN THE EXPERIMENT & ITS
BABY KITTEN BORN SINCE THE EXPERIMENT. THE
MESSAGE BEING THAT NO HARM WAS DONE TO CAT.