Declassified nuclear films yield new insights for scientists

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Old films of U.S. nuclear weapons tests sat for decades in high-security vaults gathering dust.
But now a crack team of scientists, film experts and software developers are breathing new life into these fascinating, yet frightening films.
“When you open up these cans after being sealed up for 60 years, the first thing you smell is vinegar, and you know that the film is decomposing,” said Greg Spriggs, a weapon physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Labo