# " NUCLEAR RADIATION FALLOUT " 1961 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR BOMB TESTS 24792

Created by Cenco in 1961, this film discusses radioactive fallout and describes the types of radiation involved, how such radiation spreads, and how it affects living matter. Explains what is being done to understand and solve the problems associated with nuclear radiation. In this era, the health effects of fallout were not well understood. This film makes an earnest attempt to discuss fallout and makes several important points about how dangerous it can be. At this time public sentiment was building against nuclear tests. Just two years after this film was released, three (UK, US, Soviet Union) of the four nuclear states and many non-nuclear states signed the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty, pledging to refrain from testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, underwater, or in outer space. Underground testing continued for decades however. The film provides an overview of nuclear radiation, emphasizing the importance of understanding atmospheric contamination from bomb tests and the dangers of nuclear radiations. It explains how radioactive particles from nuclear tests enter the atmosphere and affect food and drink, alongside background radiation from natural sources. It covers exposure to internal and external radiation, the relative safety of man-made radiations from medical X-rays, and the cumulative effects of radiation. It discusses public awareness of radiation dangers from atomic explosions and fallout, detailing the types and their characteristics. It highlights the…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/24792NuclearRadiationFallout)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- 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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