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Bighorn thermonuclear test, 7.65 Megatons, 3600 m burst height, Christmas Island, 6:19 a.m. June 27, 1962.
u/waffen123 — 1 day ago
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Oak thermonuclear explosion, 8.9 Megatons, Eniwetok Atoll, 7:30 a.m. June 29, 1958.
u/waffen123 — 4 days ago
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«Baker» 23 kilotons, underwater, Northeast Lagoon, Bikini Atoll, July 25, 1946
This is a pretty rare photo of the 1946 Baker test from Operation Crossroads.
u/Suicidetv_ — 4 days ago
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Minor Scale explosion utilized 4744 tons of ANFO to simulate 8-kiloton air-burst nuclear device. With a total energy release of 4.2 kilotons this test was reported as "the largest planned conventional explosion in the U.S. history". New Mexico. June 27, 1985.
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Was another in my grandfathers file. I could find no context except Nevada testing grounds
u/JMSTucker27 — 9 days ago
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Spectators watching an atomic bomb test at Yucca Flat, Nevada, March 19, 1952.The specific detonation is Shot Charlie, which was part of the United States' Operation Tumbler–Snapper nuclear weapons test series
u/waffen123 — 9 days ago
The mushroom cloud pictured arose from the "Priscilla" nuclear test, a 37-kiloton detonation. image was captured looking down Fremont Street from a rooftop in downtown Las Vegas, framing historic landmarks like the Golden Nugget and Hotel Apache.
u/waffen123 — 13 days ago