French A-Blast

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

66/55

Date Released

11 Jul 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tall Ships Set Sail
2. 2Two Premiers Here for Talks
3. 3Boys Will Be Paratroopers
4. 4French A-Blast
5. 5Beatles Like Home Best

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Despite world-wide opposition France successfully explodes an A-bomb and says she is well on the way to producing an H-bomb.

Locations

Pacific Ocean

Footage sources

Pathe Journal

Length of story (in feet)

70

Story extras:

Film clip

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0207 665 8340

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Notes

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