This comment has been raised before with reference to war footage: "is it a snuff film"?

Straightforward logic says "hell yes", although I'm going to vote for it anyway b/c I believe you can legitimately argue that there's historical\educational value, or some other redeeming quality, from seeing the power of these horrible weapons.

War footage is not a "snuff film." The former is a recording of actual events and did not occur for the sake of being recorded. A "snuff film," that is, a filmed story with actors willingly dying on camera, does not exist.

I did not know that Hiroshima was a collection of abandoned Navy vessels in the middle of the ocean.

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Agreed, so not Hiroshima.

Those are old ships floating in the still waters surrounding the Marshall Islands and Bikini Atoll... meaning this is not "Little Boy" and there aren't any civilians being murdered in this particular footage.

... also the sound syncing up to the explosion is strange to me.

This is a video from Operation Crossroads - check wikipedia

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You're a superstar darksun. Don't let anyone tell you different. ;-)

Aye the sound should be delayed by several seconds, not in sync with the visual explosion as in the clip.

I voted for it not because I enjoyed it but, what can I say? I'm worried about N Korea.

Yeah, I was feeling philosophical when I wrote my original comment - but "snuff" is a term that deserves a good definition, esp. since VS official policy excludes them. i.e., we removed the film where the cameraman died - would you term that just an act of respect for the poor man, or enforcement of this policy, for example?

I ask not to stir anyone, just to gain clarification.

just for the record, this is a hydrogen bomb.

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