Atomic Journeys Cannikin test (Large atomic bomb in Alaska)

Amchitka, one of a string of the Aleutian Islands in the southwest region of Alaska was selected by the US Atomic Energy Commission to be the site for 3 underground detonations of nuclear weapons. The tests were: Long Shot, an 80-kiloton blast in 1965; Milrow, a 1-megaton blast in 1969; and Cannikin in 1971, at 5 Mt, was the largest underground test ever conducted by the United States. The tests were highly controversial, with environmental groups fearing that the Cannikin explosion, in particular, would cause severe earthquakes and tsunamis. Sequence is from the film “Atomic Journeys - Welcome To Ground Zero“ which is available from AtomCentral or purchase the DVD or download through Amazon.