Moonlight Graham Posted July 13, 2010 Report Posted July 13, 2010 Very cool video of all confirmed (according to the artist's source) nuke explosions from 1945-1998. Interesting are all the purple dots (Britain tests) that were done in the south-west U.S., which i never knew happened. http://www.geekosystem.com/every-nuclear-explosion-time-lapse/ Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Topaz Posted July 13, 2010 Report Posted July 13, 2010 Very cool video of all confirmed (according to the artist's source) nuke explosions from 1945-1998. Interesting are all the purple dots (Britain tests) that were done in the south-west U.S., which i never knew happened. http://www.geekosystem.com/every-nuclear-explosion-time-lapse/ I think they did those tests in Nevada or New Mexico back in the 50's? It been said some of the actors who ended up making motion pictures in those states later, eneded up with cancer, like John Wayne for one. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Posted July 13, 2010 I think they did those tests in Nevada or New Mexico back in the 50's? It been said some of the actors who ended up making motion pictures in those states later, eneded up with cancer, like John Wayne for one. Yes...John Wayne tried to protect his lungs from the residual radiation by smoking cigarettes and cigars! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Moonlight Graham Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Posted July 13, 2010 I think they did those tests in Nevada or New Mexico back in the 50's? It been said some of the actors who ended up making motion pictures in those states later, eneded up with cancer, like John Wayne for one. The Britain tests, if you look at the video, occur from the 60's into the 80's. Maybe before that, i don't remember. Letting another country test nukes on your land? Now that's a pal! The amount of nukes dropped in Nevada/New Mexico is crazy. Makes me never want to step foot near there! Must be AT LEAST 600 tests in that area. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
DogOnPorch Posted July 13, 2010 Report Posted July 13, 2010 The Brits had some really big H-Bomb tests out near Christmas Island...the various Grapple shots...here's a couple of examples. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT-HUgRgT1g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFRIiflSgU Other tests were done in Australia's Outback...the Buffalo test shots. (see below) Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted July 13, 2010 Report Posted July 13, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jESsSnrY08k Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) Google Maps/Earth has this amazing area in high resolution...great plug-ins for the site are availble @ Google-Earth Forums. Nevada Test Site Yucca Flats Edited July 14, 2010 by DogOnPorch Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Moonlight Graham Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Posted July 14, 2010 The Brits had some really big H-Bomb tests out near Christmas Island...the various Grapple shots...here's a couple of examples. Other tests were done in Australia's Outback...the Buffalo test shots. (see below) Ya, in the video map i originally linked you can see a lot of British tests in the outback, especially early in its testing. The rest seemed to be tested mostly in the Pacific and a few in the U.S. deserts. You can also see France test a bunch of bombs in northern Africa early in its testing as well. It's crazy in the video when the testing increases big-time between the USSR and USA during the early 60's, then drop to nothing after 1991. Also funny watching the map video when India tested like 1 or 2 bombs in the 70's, then didn't test any for a few decades until Pakistan tested their bomb in the 90's then India reacts by testing a few more of their own just to show that they still have the bomb. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
DogOnPorch Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 The Russians, of course, had the largest test...The Tsar (irony or what?) The Tu-95 carrying the 50mt weapon had the paint burned right off of it. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 Red Chinese tests seemed to affect Canada the most...as the jet stream tended to carry their surface burst's fallout in our general direction. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 ....The amount of nukes dropped in Nevada/New Mexico is crazy. Makes me never want to step foot near there! Must be AT LEAST 600 tests in that area. Methinks you have a misconception about all of such tests, which were not always 'dropped' from anything. The Nevada Test Site was home to many forms of device testing above and below ground. Airburst fuzing optimization for blast and heat effects was dialed in over the years. Accuracy and reliability became more important than yield. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site I lived about 120 km from the Nevada Test Site (proving grounds) back in the late 60's and early '70s. It was fun to watch the Las Vegas Strip hotels sway after each "blast". Stopping all atmospheric testing took a lot of the fun away. Atoms for Peace! There is nothing to fear from New Mexico or Nevada.....millions of illegal immigrants can't be wrong! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
DogOnPorch Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 Methinks you have a misconception about all of such tests, which were not always 'dropped' from anything. The Nevada Test Site was home to many forms of device testing above and below ground. Airburst fuzing optimization for blast and heat effects was dialed in over the years. Accuracy and reliability became more important than yield. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site I lived about 120 km from the Nevada Test Site (proving grounds) back in the late 60's and early '70s. It was fun to watch the Las Vegas Strip hotels sway after each "blast". Stopping all atmospheric testing took a lot of the fun away. Atoms for Peace! There is nothing to fear from New Mexico or Nevada.....millions of illegal immigrants can't be wrong! Agreed. By far, the majority of US tests were underground. Re: Atomic explosions...those who attended a test shot generally claim that after the flash and the boom, a nuclear explosion is rather beautiful....many churning colours, etc. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Moonlight Graham Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Posted July 14, 2010 Methinks you have a misconception about all of such tests, which were not always 'dropped' from anything. The Nevada Test Site was home to many forms of device testing above and below ground. Airburst fuzing optimization for blast and heat effects was dialed in over the years. Accuracy and reliability became more important than yield. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site I lived about 120 km from the Nevada Test Site (proving grounds) back in the late 60's and early '70s. It was fun to watch the Las Vegas Strip hotels sway after each "blast". Stopping all atmospheric testing took a lot of the fun away. Atoms for Peace! There is nothing to fear from New Mexico or Nevada.....millions of illegal immigrants can't be wrong! Yes i'm aware that a lot of the tests were underground. Atmospheric/ground/outer-space/underwater tests were curtailed under the PTBT. Underground tests are better for the environment and to humans), but i'd still not be convinced that it would be perfectly safe, or the radiation somehow gets into an underground water vein and into drinking water. You're pretty brave (or stupid haha just kidding) to stick around during those tests. I've watched a great documentary on nuclear tests called Trinity And Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie, its narrated by William Shatner and show amazing/beautiful footage of test explosions, and recently declassified footage from both the U.S. & USSR. It also has an amazing original orchestral score, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Posted July 14, 2010 Yes i'm aware that a lot of the tests were underground. Atmospheric/ground/outer-space/underwater tests were curtailed under the PTBT. Underground tests are better for the environment and to humans), but i'd still not be convinced that it would be perfectly safe, or the radiation somehow gets into an underground water vein and into drinking water. You're pretty brave (or stupid haha just kidding) to stick around during those tests. Are you kidding? Old Vegas and the surrounding area was a very cool place to be...hell, 80% of the state was federal reserve for bombing, nuclear tests, and "alien spacecraft". We had Howard Hughes and The Amazing Colossal Man. Nobody with any money drinks the tap water in Las Vegas anyway! Bottled water was the only way to go [sparkletts in 5 gallon jugs....glass...not this cheap plastic crap we have today]. Besides, it was Utah that took it in the shorts downwind after above ground nuclear tests! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
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