ca. 2 mins. Along with the delta-winged Vulcan, the Valiant and Victor (the "V Bombers") were the backbone of Britain's nuclear deterrent for many years during the Cold War.
posted by calvados
1 decade 4 years 10 months ago • 2,698 views • 2:13
cold war
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Cold War history / culture / anything is possibly my majorest passion, so a CW playlist is my best idea ever. I invite you to peruse it and please make suggestions for new video additions!
I'm definitely looking for cultural items as well as straight politico-military history, although not every movie or TV show from the era will count (eg.: 'Dr. Strangelove' = big yes, but 'Leave It To Beaver' = not so much). Some more modern things with a CW influence are also here. At the same time, my intention is not to have it chockablock with nuclear test explosions (I have another playlist for that -- that and kitties).
Basically all vids should have some linkage with the tension and drama of the 40-year nuclear-armed superpower standoff. I look forward to your ideas!
1 decade 4 years 10 months ago • 2,698 views • 2:13
My favourite chapter of the graphic novel by Alan Moore. Almost entirely standalone, so feel free to watch it even if you haven't seen or read the previous chapters. NOTE: It doesn't load properly for... continue reading
posted by RedSky
1 decade 4 years 10 months ago • 1,435 views
(In parts, on YT. Embedded playlist to follow.) I like the discussion of how people expected *everything* would run on atomic power -- very 'Fallout 3'.
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posted by calvados
1 decade 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,161 views
1 decade 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,161 views
Made for Television and rural farmers in the 60s...go figger.
posted by choggie
1 decade 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 678 views
A classic TZ episode about a family that has a fallout shelter, and their neighbors who don't. When the radio announces that unidentified objects are incoming, everybody goes apeshit trying to force their... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,702 views
This one oughta get me the hippie upvote ;)
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 2 months ago • 1,621 views
These nuclear tests, named Operation Doorstep and Operation Cue, were referenced in the fourth Indiana Jones movie when Indy stumbles upon a phony village set up to undergo just such a blast. (This video... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 2 months ago • 1,685 views
Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara talks about the Cuban Missile Crisis and nuclear war in the Oscar winning 2004 documentary Fog of War.
posted by JesseoftheNorth
1 decade 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,564 views
The Day After Trinity is a 1980 documentary about Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the Manhattan Project. "The glitter of nuclear weapons. It is irresistible if you come to them as a scientist.... continue reading
posted by JesseoftheNorth 1 decade 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 2,166 views
Clever: clips of the (in)famous, scary "Protect and Survive" British civil defence films neatly edited in with an old-timey toe-tapper of a song.
posted by calvados 1 decade 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 2,389 views • 2:32
ca. 11 mins. This film was made to be shown to elementary school children. It was also heavily sampled in GOOD Magazine's excellent Transparency on nuclear weapons: http://www.videosift.com/video/Nuclear-Weapons-Transp... continue reading
posted by calvados 1 decade 5 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 1,114 views
ca. 10 mins.
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1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,479 views
Video for delphic's second single, "This Momentary", released Monday 31st August 2009 on 12" and download through Kitsuné. http://delphic.cc/
posted by paul4dirt 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,517 views
From video archivist CineGraphic, this USSR propaganda footage documents a very curious method of putting out an oil fire.
posted by dystopianfuturetoday
1 decade 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 4,763 views
The story of the secret, decades long clean up operation at Chernobyl. A fascinating and truly scary story.
posted by fissionchips 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 6,128 views • 1:32:58
A revival of interest in Henry Kissinger came during the new millennium, when journalist Christopher Hitchens wrote The Trial of Henry Kissinger, a scathing critique of Kissinger's policy that accused... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,798 views • 21:07
"In the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal."
posted by theo47 1 decade 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 3,607 views