Here are some photos and Quicktime clips of nuclear weapons. Be sure to ponder the consequences...

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Quicktime movies:

Trinity, New Mexico, 1945 - the first shot

Trinity, New Mexico, 1945 - the first shot

Trinity, New Mexico, 1945 - the first shot

Effect of a nuclear shot on a wood frame building

Effects of a nuclear shot on aircraft on the ground

Effects of a nuclear shot on a pine forest

Tumbler-Snapper Dog, Nevada Test Site, 1951 - with troops

Tumbler-Snapper Dog, Nevada Test Site, 1951 - with troops

Crossroads Baker, Bikini Atoll, Pacific Ocean, 1946 - note the ships

Sound file:

Classic "educational" sound clip called "Duck and Cover"

JPEG images:

Buster-Jangle Dog, Nevada Test Site, 1951

Castle Romeo, Bikini Atoll, 1954

Crossroads Baker, Bikini Atoll, 1946 - note the ships

Dominic Bluegill, Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, 1962 - very early fireball development

Dominic Swordfish, Christmas Island, 1962

Greenhouse George, 10 milliseconds, Enwetak Atoll, Pacific Ocean, 1951

Greenhouse George, 20 milliseconds, Enwetak Atoll, 1951

Greenhouse George, 30 milliseconds, Enwetak Atoll, 1951

Hardtack II Lea, Nevada Test Site, 1958 - note the spikes called "rope tricks" formed by heat vaporizing the supporting cables

Redwing Mohawk, Bikini Atoll, 1956

Storax Sedan, Nevada Test Site, 1962

Storax Sedan crater, Nevada Test Site, 1962

Upshot-Knothole Climax, Nevada Test Site, 1953

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Modified 7/11/01