Nukes in Space: The Rainbow Bombs

Nukes in Space: The Rainbow Bombs reveals the unbelievable story of more than 20 high-altitude thermonuclear bomb tests. Almost unknown to the general public, the detonations created awe-inspiring man-made auroras, shown in amazing space footage. But behind the beauty of these so-called “Rainbow Bombs” hid the ugly aftermath: radiation belts resulting from these tests and the lingering damaging effects they had on Earth’s near space region.

In the era of Sputnik and the space race, global power was measure by technology. National Security Council tapes and newsreel footage on the Cuban Missile Crisis help to explain the intense rivalry that drove the United states to push for nuclear supremacy over the Soviet Union. All of this took place under the leadership of one of our most charismatic and beloved presidents – John F. Kennedy. Hear and witness Kennedy’s speeches – both to congress and the American public – from an era when nuclear war was a constant threat, and the need for nuclear supremacy clearly defined.

Peter Kuran, the award-winning creator of “Trinity and Beyond: the Atomic Bomb Movie,” presents Nukes in Space using newly declassified test footage and government documents along with provocative interviews with key military and science authorities of the era. A powerful original score from the Moscow symphony Orchestra and Dolby digital 5.1 surround Sound raise your viewing experience to a new level, helping to bring home the start realities of the atomic era.

This important film will forever affect your views of Cold War-era nuclear bomb testing…and the implication weapons testing holds for the future of national security.



53 mins

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