Tsar Bomba Declassified Documentary Upscaled 4K60 [Read Description] [Turn on CC]

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I saw that the original video was released at 480p and 25 fps and that just couldn't do it justice, so I upscaled the video to 4k and used optical flow to make the framerate a smooth 60fps. I hope you enjoy.
Watch and draw your own conclusions. Since this was created during the Soviet Union, it is probably propaganda to show its might but the footage of the explosion is real.
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[SunsetFilmAlliance]

I made a new version with Topaz Video AI if you guys are interested!

[deletdis]

The production value of this is fantastic.

[nestacarta]

Don't know what impresses me more: amount of work put into the test, or the fact that I haven't seen any single bald or even balding person in this video.

[benjaminvito]

All politics aside. This was some solid directing/ filmography

[whirledpeas]

How did this gem slipped by me for so long is a crime. Thank you so much 💓

[BnzDvz]

This is so calming yet so scary to watch

[Joseph-mwrl]

How did the soviets make a 50 megaton bomb? Easy! By cutting a 100 megaton bomb in half

[lonl]

Nationality and cold war rhetoric aside, this was an incredible technical achievement. Yes the implecations are horrendous, but the fact that this was carried out succesfully is quite a leap.

[Calilasseia]

I have in my collection, a scientific paper describing a bumblebee species, Bombus glacialis, that is endemic to Novaya Zemlya. That bee is still very much alive as of December 2017, when the paper was published.

Bombus glacialis therefore has the distinction of being the bee that survived having the Tsar Bomba dropped on it.

[dngrwllrbnsn_]

FANTASTIC job, buddy. Thank you so much for presenting this to us.

[philster-ihte]

FTR. The blast shattered windows in Norway 1000 miles away. The shock wave travelled around the globe three times. And whats even more frightening is that theoretically, it's possible to build a100 megaton bomb.

[swithinbarclay]

I imagine that the majestic Pine forest shown to us towards the beginning, went up in a conflagration, when Tsar's thermal pulse struck it. And the wind-throw inflicted upon those Pines, must have been tremendous, like being smashed by an EF5 tornado, or worse!

[OfficialUSKRprogram]

the fact that the crew probably said "BILYAT" when the bomb went off is hilarious to me

[thebunyip]

If this is a real documentary from the USSR it is historic. Who ever snuck it out - you are to be commended.

[_xtreme.]

beauty . 97% of fusion . Cleanest nuke ever build. pure clean energy

[jmi]

17:30 - most unusual appearance of Yevgeny Negin still wearing air force colonel's insignia (but with his 1956 Gold Star already). The people may look like set actors, but there are quite a few recognizable figures - Negin, Fomin and probably others.

[jedgould]

Thanks? I don’t know if ‘enjoyment’ is the right word. Appreciate the effort. Subtext is “We have so much equipment, nothing could go wrong for Mother Russia.” (Especially with florid Russian orchestral music!). 22:43 Announcer is thrilled. 23:49 Whole-tone chords conveying magic. 26:38 “Dying to get there, the eager troops headed into the blast zone. The smarter officers remained behind.” 30:10 A very bright mid-day, this shot required the aperture be closed enough to make it appear like sunset. 24:48 (just below the thermosphere [if any bomba was going to set fire to the atmosphere…]). He included several minutes of extra footage from alternate vantage points. Hang on to your Boy Scout hats.

[donofon]

In its Cold War Soviet confidence, real or imagined, this feels like time travel with only a little shock of recognition. Mostly, Dr. Strangelove.

[charlesmorschauser]

The used lead for the secondary tamper instead of uranium 238 cut the fission part of the explosion which cut the fallout significantly 50 was big enouth

[djmastergroove]

It's basically "look at me" who has the biggest balls!