... excellent, in depth documentary, of the concepts and actions of nuclear deterrence. Historic footage and many interviews with the people who developed the policies. Produced by the Sandia Co. who are the private contractors at Los Alamos National Labs. In four, one hour, parts.
1950 ... F-94 'Starfire' Lockheed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-94_Starfire
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,,, 'The World's Biggest Bomb' PBS
... story behind the Soviet development and testing of a 50 megaton Hydrogen Bomb. It is this weapon, the 'Tsar Bomb', and the threat of more like it of even bigger yields, that solidified fears of 'the end of the world.'
... 'Race for the SuperBomb' PBS
... excellent, accurate and comprehensive "American Experience" program on the development of the Hydrogen Bomb. It was the 'H-Bomb' that made atomic war unwinnable and carried the potential to destroy humanity.
1957 ... a closer view!
... 2 miles above, a 2 kiloton air to air atomic missile goes off- and they were there for the 'spectacular, beautiful' moment!
... roger 'X-Ray Delta One'
... christened after the call sign of the spaceship 'Discovery' in Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece '2001'; my Pop-Culture/ History site on Flickr has a huge Cold War section.
( a mere smattering is pictured above )
( a mere smattering is pictured above )
1946 ... Artzybasheff
... as early as 1946 the fantastic art of Boris Artzybasheff was foreseeing the future arms race.
... here's a link to a gallery of his work at my pop-culture/ history site 'X-Ray Delta One'
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... Windy City Loses!
... I have not been able to get a date on this- but it is in obvious reference to relatively small 'Hiroshima Size' weapons. ie. fission- plutonium 15-20 kiloton
1953 ... Atomic House!
... wow, this is a location for a cheesy 1950's Sci-Fi classic just waiting to get made!
... here's one version 'The Day the World Ended'- but the house is not nearly as cool.
... here's one version 'The Day the World Ended'- but the house is not nearly as cool.
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1957 ... love-sick Duke!
... John Wayne pines away over the love of a hot, woman MIG pilot ( Janet Leigh ) who has defected to the West. She may be a double agent- what will the Duke do ?!?
Produced by Howard Hughes, 1957's 'Jet Pilot', remains one of the great debacles of Hollywood. Absurd plot, embarrassing script. Hughes kept tinkering with it for so long that the jets were out of date when it was finally released.
1956 ... atomic powered flight!
... this is a re-post of an earlier image (better version). As discussed earlier, the dream of aircraft that could stay aloft indefinitely, powered by atomic reactors was dashed by...
1. tremendous cost
2. insurmountable technical problems- mainly how to not cook the crew
3. development of air-to air refueling
4. introduction of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
5. the fact that they were crazy dangerous
6. a rare period of sanity at the Pentagon
... did I mention crazy dangerous?
... did I mention crazy dangerous?
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1964 ... British Aircraft Corp. TSR-2
1965 ... Corsair
... everytime I see a US aircraft in Vietnam War camo- I get a little depressed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_A-7_Corsair_II
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