Showing posts with label Nuclear Bomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nuclear Bomb. Show all posts
Sunday 8 May 2016
M65 Nuclear Artillery Test
The M65 Atomic Cannon, often called Atomic Annie, was a towed artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War, and fielded by 1953 in Europe and Korea.
The Atomic Cannon, at 280 mm, was the largest nuclear capable mobile artillery piece manufactured. On May 25, 1953, a 280 mm cannon fired an atomic projectile a distance of 7 miles at the Nevada Test Site. Twenty 280 mm cannons were manufactured. None were used in battle.
Sunday 12 February 2012
People Watching Nuclear Bomb Test Explosions
There was always audience when exploding atomic bombs. The video is also high definition. The footage of the Operation Dominic Sunset is especially pretty (0:57), also Dominic Charma (1:26, 1:37). Greenhouse Item is seen twice (0:00, 0:48), Plumbbob Hood (1:13), Upshot-Knothole Grable (0:13), Ranger Able (0:07).
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