Product Details

• Directors: A2ZCDS.com
• Format: Collector's Edition, Flash, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, Color, Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Tapeworm Video
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2005
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00078MK5I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,724 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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See The Earliest Atomic Bomb Blasts Of The 1940s And 1950s! This Amazing DVD Has The Most Terrifying Government Footage Of The Atomic Bomb Ever Assembled! Witness The Original Power Of The Ultimate Weapon That Would Rewrite History! Since the advent of fire, nothing has changed the course of history quite like the creation of the atomic bomb. Today it is hard to imagine a world without atomic weapons. Yet until the very end of World War II, no one had any idea how powerful the ultimate weapon would become. Now, for the first time ever, you can see some of the original footage of atomic blasts from the 1940s and 1950s. If you are a student of the military, history or politics, you need to own the History Of Nuclear Weapons - The Ultimate Weapons DVD today! From The Bikini Atoll To The Nevada Testing Site – This DVD Captures The Most Awesome Early Nuclear Tests! Until these weapons were tested no one could quite believe exactly how powerful these blasts would turn out to be. On this terrifying DVD you can see the shock and awe of the military, government and scientists as these weapons were unleashed on test sites for the first time in history. After these tests nothing would ever be the same again! These films will show you just how destructive even the earliest atomic bombs could be. You will see entire homes turn to dust in seconds. If you have never thought about the raw destruction nuclear weapons represent you owe it to yourself to see this DVD today! You Will See Why These Are Called The Ultimate Weapons! Nuclear weapons are the most awesome armaments ever built by man. Early atomic weapons testing made most countrymen proud of their country’s military prowess! The pride of owning the ultimate weapon is probably the singlemost determining factor in the proliferation of nuclear weapons. These are the ultimate films about the ultimate weapons!

Product Description

The Ultimate Weapons DVD set from A2ZCDS is both disturbing and fascinating at the same time. Its historical significance can not be overrated – nor can the quality of these incredibly preserved vintage films from the dawn of the nuclear era. Over the course of the two DVDs you get a full picture of the development of the first nuclear weapons – that would spearhead the end of World War II – up through advanced nuclear testing in the late 1950s.

If you are looking for films of nuclear bombs exploding, you will not be disappointed. You see the effects of the bomb on houses constructed at test sites, and also learn how the government planned to deal with the psychological effects of nuclear weapons. The Bikini Atoll test films are included and there is some exciting footage of the plane that would eventually drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

These films are not for the faint of heart, but they have an overwhelming historical value and should be taken very, very seriously.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Footage, July 7, 2010

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desertrose1294 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: History of Nuclear Weapons - The Ultimate Weapons (2-DVD Set) (DVD)

I was expecting some modern footage but the cover is misleading, there arent even any jet fighters. The film only covers from post WWII to the fifties, there wasnt any 80's, 90's, 00's or even any 70's footage. Its all black and white or colorized and goes on about the experimental studies and effects of nuclear explosions. This is something you can watch for free on you tube or at the library. I gave it an extra star because it does show vintage footage of interest to people and coverage.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading and Dated, July 22, 2010

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Tesla - See all my reviews

This review is from: History of Nuclear Weapons - The Ultimate Weapons (2-DVD Set) (DVD)

First, the positives. This DVD goes into great detail about the preparation of a given test, explains what is going to happen and then does an equally detailed analysis through the use of original footage. It's fascinating the types of tests that were permitted in bygone days.

Now, the drawbacks and negative aspects. The DVD itself hasn't been updated since 1982, 28 years ago, so it wouldn't play on a modern computer, check the specifications on the packaging, a Pentium II of all things. This also made it very difficult to navigate through the menus. How about updating the "structure" of the materials so it is easier to find items??

Finally, this purports to be a "history" of atomic weapons, but contains a handful of tests, and none that I could find leading up to the dropping of Little Boy and Fat Man on Japan.

Buy "Trinity and Beyond", though repetitious, it is much, much better at giving a feel for the tests the US conducted from World War II through the 1950's.

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Product, April 25, 2006

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Bart (Montpellier, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: History of Nuclear Weapons - The Ultimate Weapons (2-DVD Set) (DVD)

Honestly, given what is going on in the world today I can't think of a more important time to order this DVD.

Quite simply, what this disk does is show you the impact of nuclear weapons at the end of World War II up into the 50s.

Unlike many similar DVDs, it doesn't get bogged down in a lot of politics or commentary. Instead it just gives you the real footage of the bombs exploding and lets you make your own decisions.

This is a clear, easy to load disk.