Photo: Atomic bomb test explosion in Alamagordo ... On July 16, the bomb was detonated, producing an intense flash of light seen by observers in bunkers 10 km away and a fireball that expanded ...

This flash would burn brighter than the midday ... or open to interpretation. A single atomic bomb, detonated at the right location in Lower Manhattan, would effectively end New York City as ...

Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. dropped several atomic bombs on unsuspecting people below ... But the bomb wouldn’t re-lock and a red light began to flash in the cockpit.

These atomic-grade mishaps can involve ... so the crew jettisoned the plane’s Mark 4 nuclear bomb over the Pacific. The crew witnessed a flash, a bang, and a sound wave. The military claims ...

Many tourists packed "atomic box lunches" and had picnics ... Beginning at midnight, guests would drink and sing until the flash of the bomb lit up the night sky. One Bomb Every Three Weeks ...

I saw a blueish white flash all around me ... where his job was to test ignition switches for the atomic bomb “Fat Man”, which was later used on Nagasaki. Bederson, now 95, said he ...

An curved arrow pointing right. North Korea recently claimed to test a hydrogen bomb. Some experts say it is more likely they tested a "boosted" atomic bomb. Although this type of bomb isn't ...

When the atomic bomb destroyed most of Hiroshima ... just over 2 kilometers from the epicenter, when a bright flash filled the sky. She crouched, thinking the ceiling was falling.