# " ATOMIC FALLOUT " 1950s U.S. AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WAR & FALLOUT CIVIL DEFENSE FILM COLD WAR 72312

This black-and-white U.S. Air Force film from the 1950s (title unknown) explains vital facts about fallout and radioactivity, with the hope that military personnel can keep fighting the enemy in the wake of a nuclear war. The film relies on animated and live action sequences to show the aftermath of a nuclear Armageddon, and explains how personnel exposure to radiation can be minimized despite an atomic bomb detonation. Echo Air Force Base is used as an example, with crews servicing B-47 Stratojets. While some personnel engage in normal activities, others work to decontaminate the base and take other steps in accordance with a carefully orchestrated plan. Film opens, animated intro section showing enemy aircraft, submarines carrying atomic weapons, various illustrated mushroom cloud formations, residual impact caused by radiation (0:06). Map United States denoting locations of Air Force bases (1:36). Dramatic music blares while animated mushroom cloud is examined and dangers of radiation explained (2:24). Three of the most dangerous radioactivity resulting from nuclear detonation: Alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays; Abilities of these particles to penetrate skin, clothing and cause severe injury (4:26). Animation of Air Force officers carrying out duties at base during timed shifts to limit exposure (6:03). Live action procedure of how air force base can respond to nuclear fallout: ECHO Air Force base, Boeing B-47 stratojet takes off from tarmac, two interceptor…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, Science, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/72312U.S.AirForceRadioactiveFallout)
- 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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