A film produced by the U. S. Air Force's Air Research and Development Command in conjunction with the Atomic Energy Commission depicts the testing ground in Nevada where 20 bombs (14 aerial) were exploded in the last two years. Major General John S. Mills commands the Air Force at the site. During atmospheric nuclear tests, aircraft track the atomic cloud, survey blasted acres with radiation counters, and gather samples from within the atomic cloud. Tests are conducted on the effects of the atomic blast on aircraft and on flash blindness in man. The film follows the preparation and launching of an A-bomb, emphasizing the precision of the bomb drop. A second film by the Civil Aeronautics Commission shows research being conducted on the effects on man of bailouts from jet aircraft and of explosive decompression. Wind tunnel tests reveal the stresses on a subject under differing angles and velocities, in varying positions, and clothed and unclothed.

Mr. Miller-Jones introduces this program on the dangers of radioactive fallout, the third in a series of exchanges between Baltimore, Maryland's station WAAM and Great Britain's BBC. Dr. Kruse explains that current incineration of radioactive waste could be detrimental to people's health if safe gas and ash levels are exceeded. Dr. Geyer and Mr. Talboys discuss the effectiveness of laundering of radium-tainted clothing. To improve removal of radioactive materials from clothing, combinations of several variables must be considered: isotopes, fabrics (fiber, weave, treatment), detergents, concentrations, water temperatures, agitation degree, and time. Dr. Renn then examines the problems of releasing radioactive waste into sewage treatment plants. Some waste, such as radiophosphorous, is easily absorbed by bacteria in the system; others could be captured by experimental trickling filters or the aerated sludge process, but the sludge must then be disposed.