Atomic Journeys

In this extraordinary production, Peter Kuran, the award-winning creator of “Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie” takes you to places where few people realize the U.S. government exploded nuclear weapons.

From the wilds of Alaska to the back country of Mississippi, an amazing variety of tests were carried out. Many of these tests were part of Atomic Energy Commission projects to explore the use of these weapons for “peaceful purposes”.

Project “Plowshare” examined using nuclear explosions for building new canals and harbors. Project “Gas Buggy” used atomic bombs to help increase the flow of natural gas from wells in Colorado, and Project “Vela Uniform” was designed to detect seismic signals of nuclear explosions…and hide these signals as well.

Through the use of spectacular, never-before-seen nuclear test footage, Atomic Journeys: Welcome to Ground Zero travels to ten former testing sites and explores the history, physical changes resulting from the tests and current condition of these amazing and important places.

Finally, you will visit the Nevada Test Site, known as the most bombed place on earth. Over 900 nuclear explosions where detonated at this location – an area larger than the State of Rhode Island. Although many of these places were kept secret, today most are open to visitors. They preserve the incredible legacy of America’s nuclear testing program and stand as important reminders of the fine line between the progress of mankind and the destruction of the earth. Once you understand what happened at Ground Zero, you will never be the same.



53 mins

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