Operation Dominic Christmas Island & Operation Dominic

0800064 - JTF-8 Presents Operation Dominic, Christmas Island; EG&G Operation Dominic Scientific Photography, Bluestone Test -Silent - 1962 - 22:29 - Black&White - Two Films on One Video JTF-8 Presents Operation Dominic, Christmas Island - 12:29 - Sound - A previous video release, "Dominic Fireballs," (silent with captions) featured 16 nuclear bursts conducted near Christmas Island in 1962 and presented a general visual overview of the test operation. This documentary presents a brief history of the British-owned Christmas Island and the agreement that allowed the United States to use it as a staging area for 24 atmospheric tests. However, only three nuclear blasts are shown, each representing a different aspect of Operation Dominic I. ADOBE, the first airdrop of a thermonuclear device on April 25, 1962, had a yield of 190 kilotons (kt). This was a proof test of a device prior to it going into the nuclear weapons stockpile. The second test, FRIGATE BIRD, involved a warhead (yield not given) launched on May 6, 1962, from the submarine Ethan Allen and carried to its target by a Polaris missile. It was an atmospheric test. The third test, SWORDFISH, a low-yield device (less than 20 kilotons), was a system proof test of an antisubmarine rocket (ASROC) conducted on May 11, 1962. The weapon, an atomic depth charge, was successfully detonated underwater after its ride on the ASROC. EG&G Operation Dominic Scientific Photography Bluestone Test - 10:00 - Silent - This video shows ...
Video Rating: 5 / 5