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Atomic burst of 15 Kiloton weapon in Test "Grable" at Nevada Test Site on May 25, 1953
Rapid flash and rapidly rising mushroom cloud seen in this test of 15 kiloton weapon on May 25, 1953,called "Grable", at the Nevada Test Site. It was shot from a M65 atomic cannon mobile artillery piece, sometimes called Atomic Annie.
House destroyed in Atomic Test "Annie" on March 17, 1953, at Nevada Test Site
A house constructed 3,500 feet from "ground zero" at the Nevada Test Site being destroyed by the "Annie" test shot. The only source of light was the blast itself, detonated on March 17, 1953.
"Amazon Annie", a mobile nuclear artillery cannon (M65), is fired for the first time on Nevada test range
A mobile nuclear artillery cannon nicknamed 'Amazon Annie' (also called "Atomic Annie") passes over a bridge. M65 Nuclear artillery during transport. During the Upshot-Knothole series of nuclear tests, Nuclear artillery Amazon Annie is fired for the first time at Frenchman Flat on Nevada Test Site. Test codename was Grable. Fireball rises from the blast which was the first and only nuclear artillery shell ever fired from a cannon.
A group of scientists aboard an airplane performs secret tests on atomic bomb effects in Nevada, United States.
Secret atomic bomb research and tests by United States Atomic Energy Commission, in Nevada, during the Cold War. A group of scientists aboard an aircraft performs secret research about atomic bomb explosions. The scientists put on gas masks and goggles for eye protection, and work with analysis and measurement equipment aboard the airplane. An atomic bomb explosion is seen below and the plane passes above near the atomic mushroom as volunteers test their eye protection. On the ground, cameras in the blast wave record damage incurred to parked airplanes on the ground by the force of the explosion blast wave. An airplane tail section burns while it traverses the explosion cloud. A giant Boeing B-50 Superfortress bomber codenamed Rosebud is seen on an atomic bombing run in an actual atomic test. The pilot and bombardier are shown in the plane, the target sight is seen on the ground, and the atomic blast is seen from the B-50 flying overhead. Massive explosion and mushroom cloud seen forming. The atomic cloud rises up in sky.
Military staff and civilian reporters gather and prepare for atomic bomb testing in Nevada, United States.
Upshot-Knothole Annie atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. A sign board reads: 'US Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada'. A guard stands near the board. Men gather at the Nevada Test Site. Cars and houses in the area to determine their ability to withstand blast wave and radiation. Mannequins in a car and in replicas of houses. Soldiers huddle in trenches two miles away from the explosion area. Cameramen adjust their cameras to record the explosion. The atomic bomb explodes. A mushroom cloud is formed. People wearing goggles for eye protection are seen as they watch the explosion. Governor of California Earl Warren arrives at the explosion site. Personnel with Geiger counter take measurements near the bombing site later.
Destroyed test houses and cars after an atomic bomb explodes in Nevada, United States.
Atomic bomb test in Nevada, United States. Aftermath of the blast. Formation of a mushroom cloud as the bomb explodes. Men looking at the explosion. Test houses and cars are seen being destroyed in blast wave, to note the effect of the bomb blast. A rubbled house. Dummies or mannequins inside the house.