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Dec 15, 2017 · There are several key things a physicist can look for in one of these videos to take measurements of the amount of energy released (known as the yield) in each explosion. One of these is the two light pulses typical of nuclear detonations, clearly seen in a video of Operation Dominic in 1962 .
Mar 16, 2017 · Like this explosion named Harlem, which occurred off Kiribati in 1962 in a series of tests known as Operation Dominic. Weapon physicist declassifies rescued nuclear test films. Or this explosion ...
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Aug 12, 2017 · About. Nuclear physicists are using film scanners and computer analysis on old bomb test footage to uncover the weapons' secrets. Released on 08/12/2017. Transcript. [Narrator] On July 16,...
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Dec 16, 2017 · NOAA. The US government has uploaded 62 newly declassified nuclear-explosion videos to YouTube. The footage is a small share of the 10,000 Cold War-era films that archivists and physicists...