# " THREE TWO ONE ZERO " (PART 1) 1950s BIRTH OF ATOMIC BOMB & ATOMIC ENERGY DOCUMENTARY 10014

Written by Henry Salomon in the mid-1950s and airing on NBC, this award-winning black and white documentary film production begins with a dramatic shot of an explosion at 0:15 after a brief close-up of a clock presenting the time of just after 8 o'clock. The narrator explains that on Sunday, July 15, 1945, the end of an era is about to take place despite a deceptively warm and sunny day, along with the impending United States Navy attack on Japan. At 1:05, the film briefly cuts to the USS Augusta, the United States Navy cruiser known for its use in many key Navy operations, as well as for transporting both presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman under wartime conditions. As the narrator counts down to "zero", Mrs. Roosevelt, the former First Lady, is mentioned for her support of the UNO, along with President Truman who is newly in office. Seen aboard the USS Augusta at 02:30, Truman is said to be on his way to his first Big Three Conference in Potsdam to discuss the topics of the occupation of defeated Germany, liberated Poland, and the war against Japan, among other subjects. Rubble and fallen buildings appear when the narrator points out that the Nazi regime, the Third Reich, has fallen despite its promise to last (03:15-03:25). Less than five hours into the countdown, the narrator brings the viewer to a well-lit London, with a shot of the busy downtown city bustling once again after much silence and dismay for at least six years during the war (03:45-03:59).…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/10014threetwoonezerovwr)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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