The Grable shot of Operation Upshot-Knothole - the first and only nuclear artillery shell ever fired as part of the United States’ nuclear weapons testing program. Its yield was just under that of the Little Boy atomic bomb. May 1953

National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library

#i love this photograph  #it looks like a painting or at least the cloud does  #atomic age  #cold war  #1950s  #1900s  #20th century  #may  #military  #operation upshot knothole  #united states  #nevada  #photography  #featured  
4 months ago on February 10, 2013 at 09:30am
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    I dont like this!!!
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    I love the footage of this. Quite disturbing and ominous…
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