The Rainbow Bombs--Nukes in Space

Nukes in Space badly wants to scare you--and fails miserably. Not that the topic isn't frightening (the detonation of thermonuclear devices in the atmosphere during the 1950s and '60s), but the writing and direction of this video are inept at best, while the music is overdone, and the dialogue wanders from one scene to the next. Essentially, the program mixes footage of nuclear blasts with interviews of key military and scientific figures of the era, and while it does provide a somewhat useful historical perspective, even the narration by William Shatner of Star Trek fame won't keep viewers (especially students) awake. Not a necessary purchase. (S. Fisher)