Buster-Jangle nuclear weapons tests - photo

[Altair]

Shot Uncle of the Buster-Jangle nuclear weapons tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site, November 29, 1951.

Fullsize image: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...t_fullsize.jpg



Previously:

Nuclear airburst test - GIF
Creating a lake using a hydrogen bomb - video
Little Boy testing equipment - photo
Underground nuclear test - GIF
Nuclear detonation rope trick effect - photo
Extinguishing an oil well fire using a nuke - GIF

[hemmjo]

Looks to me like they are standing a bit too close?

[12L14]

8 kilometers(~5 miles) from 1.2kt device(detonated undeground) is close?
How then you call 2kt John shot from Operation Plumbbob?

[hemmjo]

8 kilometers(~5 miles) from 1.2kt device(detonated undeground) is close?...snip

Too close for me.

You can me chicken as much as you want, I am not standing that close on purpose!!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plumbbob