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Post #130218 by Tiki-bot on Fri, Dec 10, 2004 11:58 AM

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There are a number of DVDs available that detail the atomic testing of the 50s and 60s. I have 4 or 5 of them. They are pretty dry (not hip-ironic like Atomic Cafe), but pretty interesting from a techy standpoint. (Search Amazon for Atomic Bomb DVDs).

Visual Concepts Engineering have a great site with lots of historical movies and info. One of the most fascinating clips is Grable shot, the only live atomic warhead ever shot from field artillery:

http://www.vce.com/grable.html
(scroll down, on left)