Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #62 talkingsticktv 2007-09-25 | 0800062 - Starfish Prime Test Interim Report by Commander JTF-8; Fishbowl Auroral Sequences - Silent; Dominic on Fishbowl Phenomenon -Silent; Fishbowl XR Summary - Silent - 1962 - 1:01:25 - Black&White and Color - Four Films on One Video Starfish Prime Test Interim Report by Commander JTF-8 - 7:45 - Sound - STARFISH PRIME, was one of the high-altitude nuclear tests in the Operation Fishbowl series conducted in the Pacific Proving Ground in 1962. It was launched in the Johnston Island area to an altitude of about 400 kilometers by a Thor rocket and had a yield of 1.4 megatons. The test evaluated the capabilities of an antiballistic missile to operate in a nuclear environment and the vulnerability of a U.S. reentry vehicle to survive a nearby nuclear blast. It also provided information on the ability of a U.S. radar system to detect and track reentry vehicles. Another goal was to discern the effects of a high-altitude blast on command and control systems, which were shown to be vulnerable in earlier high-altitude tests. The final goal was to obtain information on the feasibility of testing in outer space. Fishbowl Auroral Sequences - 7:50 - Color - Silent - BLUEGILL and STARFISH were high-altitude nuclear tests, part of Operation Fishbowl, conducted in the Johnston Island area of the Pacific Proving Ground in 1962. These tests produced auroral effects, a special feature of explosions where the extreme brightness of the fireball is visible at great distances. Within a second or two after the burst, a brilliant aurora appears from the bottom of the fireball. The formation of the aurora is attributed to the motion, along the lines of the earths magnetic field, of beta particles emitted by the radioactive fission fragments. About a minute after the detonation, the aurora could be observed in the Samoan Islands, 2000 miles from the detonation. These auroras could be seen for approximately 20 minutes. The video shows footage of the auroras from Somoa, Mauna Loa (Hawaiian Islands) and Tongtapu (Tonga Islands) at various film speeds. Dominic on Fishbowl Phenomenon - 1:12 - Color - Silent - Operation Fishbowl was the high-altitude testing portion of a larger Operation Dominic I. This video is a compilation of footage of the five nuclear tests comprising Operation Fishbowl conducted in the Johnston Island area of the Pacific Proving Ground in 1962. A high-altitude burst is one occurring above 100,000 feet. The video does not identify the date, time or name of the tests. When a nuclear weapon detonates at a high altitude, many of the effects are attenuated. Most of the x-ray energy is absorbed in the air, which decreases the fireball temperature. Absorption of thermal x-ray energy also decreases the energy available for a shock wave. This all results in the development of a toroidal or donut-shaped cloud instead of the usual mushroom shape of ground or near ground explosions. This also shows the auroral effect of high-altitude explosions where the extreme brightness of the fireball is visible at great distances. Within a second or two after the burst, a brilliant aurora appears from the bottom of the fireball. The formation of the aurora is attributed to the motion, along the lines of the earths magnetic field, of beta particles emitted by the radioactive fission fragments. About a minute after the detonation, the aurora can be observed from as far away as 2000 miles. These auroras can be seen for approximately 20 minutes. Fishbowl XR Summary - 34:38 - Black&White - Silent - The video shows the five, rocket-launched, Operation Fishbowl tests at various camera speeds and from different camera locations. Operation Fishbowl was the Department of Defenses high-altitude testing portion of Operation Dominic I, conducted in the Johnston Island area of the Pacific Proving Ground in 1962. In a high-altitude blast, many of the effects are attenuated, resulting in a toroidal or donut-shaped cloud instead of the mushroom cloud from a surface burst. These weapons-effects tests, launched by Strypi, Thor, and Nike Hercules rockets, were as follows: STARFISH PRIME, July 9, 400-kilometer altitude, 1.4 megaton CHECKMATE, October 20, tens of kilometers altitude, low (less than 20 kt) BLUEGILL 3 PRIME, October 26, tens of kilometers altitude, submegaton (less than 1 Mt, but more than 200 kt) KINGFISH, November 1, tens of kilometers altitude; submegaton (less than 1 Mt, but more than 200 kt) TIGHTROPE, November 4, tens of kilometers altitude, low (less than 20 kt) Two goals of these tests were to determine if radiation and blast and heat effects of high- altitude detonations were capable of neutralizing an enemy reentry vehicle and capable of determining the blackout effects on radar and communications of various yields and altitudes of bursts.
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Dr. Yasser Jamei - Gaza Community Mental Health Program talkingsticktv 2018-11-19 | Interview with Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei, Executive Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP).
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Aisha Jumaan - Yemen: Worlds Worst Humanitarian Crisis talkingsticktv 2018-10-01 | Interview with Aisha Jumaan, Founder of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
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Ray McGovern - Russiagate: Can You Handle the Truth? talkingsticktv 2018-08-08 | Talk by Ray McGovern, 27-Year Veteran of the CIA and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, on "Russia-gate: Can You Handle the Truth?" recorded August 4, 2018 at the Common Good Cafe, University Temple United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA.
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Nomi Prins - Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World talkingsticktv 2018-06-12 | Talk by Nomi Prins author of "Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World" recorded May 7, 2018 at the Summit on Pike, Seattle, WA.
Mel Goodman - An Insiders Account of the Politics of Intelligence talkingsticktv 2018-06-06 | Talk by Mel Goodman author or "Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider's Account of the Politics of Intelligence" recorded May 11, 2018 at University Book Store in Seattle, WA.
Community and Legal Strategies to Stop Police Violence talkingsticktv 2018-05-28 | Forum on "Community and Legal Strategies to Stop Police Violence" recorded May 24, 2018, Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Philip Wohlstetter - Red May Seattle talkingsticktv 2018-05-21 | Interview with Philip Wohlstetter, co-founder of Invisible Seattle and Red May Seattle.
Yanis Varoufakis - Talking to My Daughter About the Economy talkingsticktv 2018-05-18 | Yanis Varoufakis author of "Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works-and How It Fails" recorded May 15, 2018 at University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle, WA.
Nikhil Pal Singh - Race and Americas Long War talkingsticktv 2018-05-17 | Interview with Nikhil Pal Singh author of "Race and America's Long War".
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Vincent Intondi - African Americans Against the Bomb talkingsticktv 2018-04-18 | Talk by Vincent Intondi author of "African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement" recorded April 2, 2018 at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Rights Stealth Plan for America talkingsticktv 2018-04-08 | Nancy MacLean, author of "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America" in conversation with Nick Licata, author of "Becoming a Citizen Activist". Recorded April 7, 2018 at the Greenwood Senior Center, Seattle, WA.
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Helen Caldicott - Fukushimas Ongoing Impact - Seattle - 09/28/14 talkingsticktv 2018-03-29 | Helen Caldicott, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) on "Fukushima's Ongoing Impact" recorded September 28, 2014 at Town Hall Seattle.
Summary Execution: The Seattle Assassinations of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes - Book Launch talkingsticktv 2018-03-27 | Commemoration and Book Launch of "Summary Execution: The Seattle Assassinations of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes" recorded March 20, 2018 at the Labor Temple in Seattle, WA.
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Winona LaDuke - Honor the Earth - March 10, 2018 talkingsticktv 2018-03-13 | Talk by Winona LaDuke, co-founder of Honor the Earth, recorded March 10, 2018 at Intellectual House, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Academic Experts Respond to the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick Vietnam War Documentary talkingsticktv 2018-03-11 | Academic Experts Respond to the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick Vietnam War Documentary - November 14, 2017, Thompson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Maru Mora Villalpando - Northwest Detention Center Resistance talkingsticktv 2018-03-08 | Interview with Maru Mora Villalpando with Northwest Detention Center Resistance.
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Mark Bray - Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook talkingsticktv 2018-02-21 | Talk by Mark Bray author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook" recorded November 11, 2017 at University Book Store in Seattle.
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Peter Knutson - Puget Sound Salmon Commission talkingsticktv 2018-02-15 | Interview with Peter Knutson, Seattle-based Fisherman, Founder of Loki Fish Company and Commissioner with the Puget Sound Salmon Commission, about updates on the containment failures at a farmed fish facilities in WA State.
Daniel Ellsberg - Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner talkingsticktv 2018-01-15 | Daniel Ellsberg author of "The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner" in conversation with Daniel Bessner author of the forthcoming "Democracy in Exile". Recorded January 9, 2018 at University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle.
