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more about #army FrankenPC: What happened to the nuclear hand grenade of Antioch? [en.wikipedia.org]) more » FrankenPC: "Hey...did anyone check the barrel? I think there was something jammed in....{BOOM!}" more » brodiemac: I was in artillery when I was in the Army and this is what I worked on. These things are no joke. They are also highly dangerous in a non convention... more » MrEvil: Interesting note, this test was a proof of concept done by the US Army because the Army brass felt that they would soon become obsolete due to Atomic ... more » Vexxarr: I had forgotten how beautiful the B45 was. I loved the jet nacelle designs of the 1950's... more » khtod27001: Watched a video that included footage of this test in my Cold War History Class last semester. Just looks ordinary even after they fire off the cannon... more » AmishJohn: For more inspired insanity, see: Project Pluto [en.wikipedia.org] the Atomic Ramjet, which you stuffed into: SLAM [en.wikipedia.org] a low altitude cr... more » Mark 2000: Were they mentally retarded? 14KT? The Little Boy was 18KT. Why would you shoot something like that so close by? Why not use a smaller payload for a c... more » HelenofPeel: OMG. That is so freakin' awesome in a totally life-ending sorta way... more » JerryA: I had a poster size blowup of the mushroom cloud from #1 as a kid. more » Bill-Lee: Can the nuclear hand grenade be far behind? more » TheFirstBardo: "Operation Upshot Knothole"? Really? more » Dunny0: Ironically, this Flickr gallery is blocked for any folks working at the NTS, or its support facilities. more » Eriamjh: Why does "Upshot Knothole" sound like profanity? more » KesMonkey: more » jorel845: Why is there lightning? more » geckodroog: #8 really freaks me out...is that part of a mushroom cloud in the top righthand corner? ack. more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Oh the wonderful ideas of the Cold War, conventional nuclear warfare... more » ManchuCandidate: At least the Atomic Annie had some range that would keep the cannon knockers out of the blast radius unlike the Davy Cockrett Nuclear Recoilless Rifle... more » dwaynewilson29001: Metal Gear!!!! more » -
#nuclearwarfare
You Never Want To Stare Down The Barrel Of The Atomic Cannon
The nuclear cannon dubbed "Atomic Annie" fires a 280 millimeter nuclear artillery shell packing 15 kilotons of explosive force, in this breathtaking image from 1953's Operation Upshot-Knothole in Nevada. Check out more images from our only nuclear artillery test. -
#droneaircraft
The Soaring Beauty Of Drone Aircraft
Airplanes that don't have to carry a pilot are sleeker, and yet more sinister-looking, than regular planes. The U.S. has started deploying drones to scout for Somali pirates, as the drone flotilla comes into its own. More cool images below. More » -
#xenocommunications
US Armed Forces Listened for Messages from Mars
In 1924, Earth saw its closest Mars opposition in over a century, and some thought our Martian neighbors might use the event to attempt contact. So for one night, US Naval and Army stations scanned the skies for extraterrestrial transmissions. More »
