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OTD in 1955—in conjunction with the 29-kt Apple-2 nuclear test at the Nevada Proving Ground 65 mi. NW of Las Vegas—the Federal Civil Defense Administration conducted Operation Cue to study the blast’s effects on, among other things, typical American homes. https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Operation Cue (1955) - YouTube

Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks...

12:06 PM - May 05, 2023
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Five pairs of different houses (for a total of ten) were built on site, one placed where major damage was expected, the other farther away. The closest were 4,700' and the furthest 10,500' from the 500' Apple-2 shot tower holding the test device. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic...
12:10 PM - May 05, 2023
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Operation Cue included an observer program for civil defense officials, business representatives, and journalists, and a first-of-its-kind field exercise where 400 volunteer civil defense workers from across the country conducted simulated rescues, and performed first aid, mass feedings, etc.
12:12 PM - May 05, 2023
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Also held in conjunction with Apple-2 was a military exercise, Desert Rock VI, which included approximately 8,000 troops who observed test effects and conducted post-detonation tactical maneuvers—including seizing military objectives—in tanks and other armored vehicles.
12:15 PM - May 05, 2023
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Here is some remastered footage showing the effect of the blast on the various typical American houses (and their mannequin inhabitants): https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Teapot Apple 2 Cue houses atomic bomb effects - YouTube

The following clips were from an atomic test known as Teapot Apple 2 and Operation Cue which took place on May 5, 1955. Project 39.4c provided remotely oper...

12:16 PM - May 05, 2023
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And here is some additional silent remastered footage showing the bomb’s effects on other civilian structures constructed or purchased specifically for this elaborate test: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Teapot Apple 2 Cue Houses atomic bomb effects Part2 - YouTube

The following are additional clips filmed during the test known as Teapot Apple 2 and Operation Cue which took place on May 5, 1955.

12:17 PM - May 05, 2023
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This memorable (and unbelievable) sequence in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” was clearly inspired by the “Survival Town” constructed for this test (and/or the smaller “Doom Town” built for the March 1953 Operation Doorstep exercise). https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Nuketown Scene - YouTube

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Nuketown Scene

12:18 PM - May 05, 2023
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