Declassified videos and official footage
Official videos and declassified footage verified before publication, with in-app player and editorial context.
- Newsreel of VJ Day peace celebrations and the 1945 atomic bomb test
The footage documents celebrations for the surrender of Japan across Washington, New York, and London, followed by scenes of the New Mexico atomic bomb test and the Oak Ridge facilities.
- United News newsreel on Pierre Laval execution, war trials and Truman address
The newsreel shows the execution of Pierre Laval, war crimes proceedings against Tomoyuki Yamashita, President Truman addressing a labor conference, and scenes from Fort Robinson and Kure.
- Atomic Energy Commission 1961 Briefing Film Report on the SL-1 Reactor Accident
This nine-minute 1961 briefing film report, produced by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, provides an official informational summary regarding the operational accident at the SL-1 nuclear reactor.
- Signing of the executive order declassifying Kennedy and King assassination records
Donald Trump signs an executive order at the presidential desk to declassify files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr., displaying the signed sheets.
- Official film report on the Operation Greenhouse atomic tests at Eniwetok
The footage documents the preparations and infrastructure for Operation Greenhouse in 1951, showing the scientific community of Los Alamos and Eniwetok Atoll alongside technical gear and checkpoints.
- USAF documentary film on atomic bomb delivery aircraft and flight procedures
The film documents the loading of atomic weapons into B-36 and B-50 bombers, in-flight refueling maneuvers, and delivery techniques tested by the Air Force in conjunction with the Atomic Energy Commission.
- Declassified Historical Archive: US Nuclear Strategy and the Atoms for Peace Operations
Eisenhower Administration visual archive: atomic diplomacy and strategic containment doctrine across the Pacific during the Cold War.
- Historical record of thermonuclear tests during Operation Castle in 1954
This archival film documents the 1954 Operation Castle thermonuclear tests at the Pacific Proving Grounds, featuring barge detonations, diagnostic setups, and operational summaries by General Clarkson.
- Footage of high explosive tests before Trinity and atomic weapons development
Archival footage documenting pre-Trinity calibration tests with high explosives, technical blast diagrams, the Little Boy device of August 6, 1945, and naval fleet maneuvers at sea.
- Final Speeches by Defendants at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
Defendants deliver their final statements before the court at Nuremberg while guarded by military police in white helmets, recorded in historical footage by the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
- Blast measurement footage during Operation Sandstone at Eniwetok Atoll
The historical footage documents blast measurement preparations and atomic explosion tests conducted at Eniwetok Atoll by Joint Task Force 7 civilian scientists and military engineers.
- FLIR airborne tracking recording produced by the United States Navy
The silent instrumental recording shows the optical and infrared tracking of an elliptical aerial object locked on by United States Navy targeting sensors before accelerating out of the frame to the left.
- Civil defense educational film Duck and Cover featuring Bert the turtle
The film illustrates civil defense emergency procedures for American schoolchildren, simulating reactions to an atomic explosion through the animated character Bert and live drills.
- Film footage of the Nuremberg war crimes trial inside the courtroom
The footage shows the courtroom session with defendants seated under guard, speakers addressing the tribunal from the lectern, and attendees listening through headphones while reviewing documents.
- Testimony of Lieutenant Jack H. Taylor and footage of victims at Mauthausen camp
The footage shows Lieutenant Jack H. Taylor recounting his imprisonment and executions at Mauthausen while displaying recovered insignia, alongside scenes of emaciated bodies on transport carts.
- Nuclear detonations of tests X-ray Yoke and Zebra at Enewetak Atoll
The footage documents the X-ray, Yoke, and Zebra atomic detonations at Enewetak Atoll, showing expanding fireballs, horizon flashes, and mushroom clouds.