The Atom Strikes (Reel 1)

"Shortly after the end of the war an American Mission was sent to Japan, to report on the destruction wrought by the atomic bombs." U.S. Army MF 5-1235 "M-1235. Produced by the U.S. Army Beginning with the atom bomb tests in New Mexico, the film shows the subsequent bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the utter ruin caused to buildings of various types, including bridges, factories, and roads" Educational Film Guide (1951) Silent master reproduced from preprint material at National Archives and Records Administration. Can states: "THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1 / Joost/Iris version - sections missing / B+W Hiroshima/Nagasaki aftermath / not great"; "B/W ORIG PIX THE ATOM STRIKES Reel 1"