I watched Trinity and Beyond over the weekend. There are some great shots of the Starfish Prime detonation, and one of the Starfish (aborted) attempt, whose Thor rocket failed. The warhead was destroyed by a range-safety non-fission detonation.


The fun-lovin' folks who made Trinity and Beyond made a number of other films, including Nukes in Space, which covers both high-altitude testing and the development of the ICBM. I've seen (and own) all of these films, and they are quite fascinating.

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