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The Atom Strikes!

This 1945 U.S. Signal Corps film documents a Manhattan Engineer District, or Manhattan Project report from Japan on the destruction caused b… read more

This 1945 U.S. Signal Corps film documents a Manhattan Engineer District, or Manhattan Project report from Japan on the destruction caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Medical officers, an engineer, and scientists sent on the mission are shown examining the cities from the “zero points” outward. Father John Siemes, a Jesuit priest living near Hiroshima, was interviewed about the effect of the bomb. close

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The Atom Strikes!

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Program ID:
327432-1
Category:
Vignette
Format:
Vignette
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 08, 2015 | 11:56am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 01, 2015 | 7:18am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Aug 08, 2015 | 11:56am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 08, 2015 | 11:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2015 | 9:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 01, 2015 | 2:38am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 01, 2015 | 7:18am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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