>There are a number of companies now that are buying these tapes from the > gov and duping them and selling them. Unfortunately the best parts about > them are the VHS sleeves, the copies are 3rd rate. One is > entitled "America's Atomic Tests" and also "Atomic Bomb Tests." While the > original tapes that the doe released, quality wise, were pretty bad > (scrathced up 16mm prints transfered on a film chain), the ones being > sold are copies of these copies and they aren't very good. So, if you're > interested in this stuff, purchase these tapes from the CIC (Coordination > & Information Center) in Nevada by calling Martha Demarr at (702) > 295-0748. Their holdings are listed below: > > Nuclear Testing Review #0800000 > Trinity 1945 0800001 > Project Crossroads 0800002 > Operation Sandstone 0800003 > EG&G in Sandstone 0800004 > USAF in Sandstone 0800005 > U.S. Army Engineers in Sandstone > 0800006 Blast Measurement Group in Sandstone > 0800007 Navy in Sandstone > 0800008 Operation Greenhouse 0800009 > Tumbler Snapper 0800011 > Operation Ivy 0800012 > Operation Castle 0800013 > Damage and Destruction 0800014 > > I think each VHS tape sells for about $10.00 and the quality isn't great > but its at lease a generation better quality than whats being sold by > these private companies. But the best quality nuclear weapon effects test > footage is in "Trinity and Beyond (the Atomic Bomb Movie)". Web site is: > > http://www.vce.com/trinity.html