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34 NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND TESTING This nontechnical film, for intermediate through college-level audi- ences, describes joint USAEC and Department of Defense scientific and technical operations during proof-testing of weapons at the USAEC Pacific Proving Grounds during spring 1951. It shows the effects of blast and heat on structures, aircraft, and various other items used by the Department of Defense and Federal Civil Defense Administration. OPERATION IVY (1954). 28 minutes, color. Produced for the Office of Civil Defense and USAEC, and for sale by, the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, USAF, at $128.81 per print. This nontechnical film, for intermediate through college-level audi- ences, documents the "Mike" thermonuclear test at the USAEC Pacific Proving Grounds in 1952. It includes introductory remarks by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. OPERATION SANDSTONE (1950). 18 minutes, color. Produced for the USAEC by Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, USAF. For sale by DuArt Film Laboratories, at $57.58 per print. This nontechnical film, for intermediate through college-level audi- ences, explains the intricate and extensive preparations for the first USAEC developmental test at the Pacific Proving Grounds during spring 1948. The three test detonations are also shown. RADIATION SAFETY IN NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPLORATIONS See page 45 TALE OF TWO CITIES (1947). 14 minutes, black and white. Produced by the U. S. Army. For sale by DuArt Film Labora- tories, at $16.00 per print. Also available from the Signal Of- ficers of: First Army, Governors Island, New York, N. Y. 10004; Second Army, Fort George Meade, Md. 20755; Third Army, Fort McPherson, Ga. 30330; Fourth Army, San Antonio, Texas 76841; Fifth Army, Chicago, 111. 60035; Sixth Army, San Francisco, Calif. 94118. This nontechnical film, for intermediate through college-level audi- ences, shows the destructive results of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with close-ups of effects on buildings and materials. TARGET NEVADA (1953). 16 minutes, color. Produced by the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, USAF. For sale by DuArt Film Laboratories, at $44.87 per print. This nontechnical film, for all audience levels, describes Air Force interest and participation in tests at the USAEC Nevada Test Site.