A personal account of one man’s involvement in the above ground atomic tests that took place in the United States during the 1950’s. Nick Mazzucco recalls the growing awareness of the massive ignorance and indifference of the government in the acceptance of ‘safe radiation levels’.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015734
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb - Blast effect
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons - Testing
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons testing victims
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radiation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)