アメリカ・カリフォルニア州ののローレンス・リバモア国立研究所は3月19日までに、機密指定が解除された核実験の映像をYouTubeに順次公開した。
核兵器物理学者のグレッグ・スプリグス氏は、リバモア国立研究所が15日に掲載したインタビューで、「将来の物理学者」のために、研究所がこの映像を再分析していると述べた。
しかしスプリングス氏によると、核実験映像を一般に公開した理由は他にあるという。この映像は「核爆発で生み出された膨大な威力」を思い起こさせるものであり、スプリングス氏は「二度と核兵器を使用したり、アメリカが攻撃されることがないように願っている」と語った。「こうした核兵器が、報復として自国に落とされることをアメリカは望んではいないと思う」
ローレンス・リバモア国立研究所は、機密解除された映像を掲載しているYouTubeチャンネルの説明で、アメリカは「1945年から1962年の間に210の大気圏内核実験を行った」と説明している。
研究所は、保管されていたおよそ1万本の映像のうち、60本ほどをデジタル化して公開している。
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American Nuclear Explosion Near Bikini Atoll Around 1950-1955(01 of14)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Around 1950 And 1955, The American Army Tested The First Atomic Hydrogen Bomb Above The Bikini Atoll, In The Marshall Islands In The Pacific. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
American Atomic Experience Above Bikini Atoll In Marshall Islands In 1946(02 of14)
UNITED STATES - JULY 01: The American Army Proceeded With Test Atomic Bomb Explosions Above The Bikini Atoll Near The Marshall Islands In The Pacific Between July And August 1946. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, 1 March 1954.(03 of14)
150-megaton thermonuclear explosion, Bikini Atoll, 1 March 1954.The unexpected spread of fallout from the test led to awareness of, and research into, radioactive pollution. Courtesy UNO. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Shot 'Crossroads Baker' Detonation(04 of14)
View of a cloud plume 10 seconds after a nuclear detonation, code named \'Baker,\' Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, July 24, 1946. The nuclear detonation was the second of \'Operation Crossroads\' (\'Able\' was carried out on July 1). The ships were all unmanned and were later tested for radiation exposure. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Bikini Atoll(05 of14)
Surrounded by a \'dead\' fleet, the big explosion at Bikini Atoll, 25 July, 1946, was designed to test the effectiveness of atomic power against naval power. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
United States detonating an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in Micronesia in the first underwater test of the device, 1946.(06 of14)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: United States detonating an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in Micronesia in the first underwater test of the device, 1946. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
ルOperation Crossroads, Nuclear Test(07 of14)
View of mushroom cloud erupting during Operation Crossroads, an underwater nuclear weapons test held at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, July, 1946. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
The 5Th Atomic Bomb Explosion Above Bikini Atoll In The Pacific In 1946(08 of14)
UNITED STATES - JULY 24: On July 24, 1946, The American Army Dropped The 5Th Atomic Bomb Above Bikini Atoll In The Pacific Ocea, Off The Coast Of The Marshall Islands. The Row Of Ships In The Background Was Used To Test Radioactive Fallout. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Atomic Explosion In The Pacific Ocean Off The Coast Of The Marshall Islands In 1946(09 of14)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 03: On August 3, 1946, The American Army Dropped An Atomic Bomb Above Bikini Atoll In The Pacific Ocean, Near The Marshall Islands. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Atomic Atoll(10 of14)
An atom bomb being exploded under water at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
BIKINI-ATOLL_original-3(11 of14)
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Bikini Bomb(12 of14)
7th August 1946: A mushroom cloud rises from the waters of Bikini Lagoon during the United States first series of underwater atomic tests. Ships of a \'Guinea Pig\' fleet can be seen against the huge bank of water at the base of the explosion. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Nuclear Explosion Over Bikini(13 of14)
UNITED STATES - JUNE 01: The American army exploded a nuclear bomb above BIKINI atoll off the MARSHALL islands in the Pacific. A mushroom of smoke rises above the island after the bomb was dropped onto the atoll. To the left is the SARACOTA aircraft carrier and in the forefront, native huts. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Crossroads-Baker Cloud(14 of14)
Aerial view of a cloud plume after a nuclear detonation, code named \'Baker,\' Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, July 24, 1946. The nuclear detonation was the second of \'Operation Crossroads\' (\'Able\' was carried out on July 1). (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
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