The world's biggest bomb / directed, filmed and edited by Andy Webb ; a Blink Films production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Webb, Andy, director, producer, narrator.

Agnew, Harold M., speaker.

Blink Films, production company.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms race--United States--History--20th century.

Arms race.

Arms race--Soviet Union--History.

Nuclear weapons--United States--History--20th century.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons--Soviet Union--History--20th century.

Hydrogen bomb--History.

Hydrogen bomb.

Cold War.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (53 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2011.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Timed to coincide with international media coverage, this film reveals the full story of the race to build the world's biggest bomb, and its astonishing conclusion. The United States led the way, but then left the field clear for the Soviet Union to break all records with the largest man-made blast the planet has ever known, an explosion 4,000 times that of Hiroshima. Incredibly, they filmed the whole thing. Using this remarkable colour footage, first-hand testimony and forensic investigation, the gripping documentary paints a vivid portrait of events spiralling out of control, and uncovers the true extent of their impact.

Participant:

Narrator, Andy Webb.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2021).

OCLC:

1245590262