Movies and TvShows featuring "nevada-test-site" theme.

In Disappearance, a family vacation in the desert takes a dark turn when a strong-willed woman and her daughter mysteriously disappear. As the investigation unfolds, the ominous warning signs and off-the-beaten-track discoveries suggest a sinister plot. With plane wreckage, a hidden camera, and unsettling clues, the family's disappearance becomes a thrilling mystery that reveals shocking secrets.

Discover the history and consequences of atomic weapons testing through archive footage and interviews with survivors. Explore the impact of these tests on the environment, human health, and international relations.

A-Bombs Over Nevada (2016) is a documentary movie that explores the history of nuclear testing in Nevada during the Cold War. It delves into the events that took place at the Nevada Test Site and the impact it had on the surrounding areas. The movie highlights the destructive power of the bombs and the fear they instilled in the population. It also touches upon the long-lasting effects of these tests, including the health consequences for those involved. Through interviews, archival footage, and expert analysis, the movie provides a comprehensive overview of this dark period in American history.

Atomic Mom is a feature length documentary about two women, both mothers, who have very different experiences of the atom bomb. One is my mother, Pauline Silvia, who was a Navy biologist in the early 1950's and was sent to the Nevada Test Site where she witnessed five detonations. After decades of silence, she is in a crisis of conscience about the work she did. The other woman is Emiko Okada, a Hiroshima survivor who was eight years old when the bomb was dropped. Knowing the work that Pauline did, Emiko offers her an olive branch with a beautifully potent message of peace.

The atomic bomb was brought to 'America's doorstep' during nuclear tests conducted in the Nevada desert in the 1950s. "At Ground Zero" contains the first ever compilation of the full length official documentaries that chronicle the effects of these tests as the full fury of a nuclear bomb is demonstrated on the typical American home.

One of the few atomic testing operations ever to be conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense at both the Pacific Proving Grounds and the Nevada Test Site, Operation Hardtack combined balloon shots, surface shots, barge shots, underwater shots, underground shots, tower shots and missile shots.