Troops Take Part in Atom Bomb Test

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2179

Date Released

17 Jan 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1West Ham 2 Blackpool 1: Wembley is the Goal
2. 2Canberra Forms First All-Jet Bomber Squadron
3. 3France Mourns General De Lattre
4. 4Winston Hears Truman on "State of the Union"
5. 5Troops Take Part in Atom Bomb Test
6. 6Denmark Honours Carlsen
7. *French Gain First Victory at Murrayfield
8. *Ski Champs Race "Giant Slalom"

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

American censors release first pictures of atom bomb explosion, detonated only mile and a half from infantry.

Keywords

Weapons; Censorship; Nuclear energy

Locations

Nevada

Library number

20088

Length of story (in feet)

82

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Notes

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