WealthFacts on Instagram: "MUST SEE: 1958 Underwater Atomic Bomb Test (Operation Hardtack I) Witness the raw, terrifying power of the "Wahoo" test, a 9.3-megaton underwater atomic detonation conducted by the US military on May 16, 1958, as part of Operation Hardtack I. ​This footage captures the moment the Mk-7 warhead exploded 500 feet below the surface near the Enewetak Atoll, creating a massive column of radioactive water vapor rising over half a mile high. These tests were crucial for assess

How History Was Made on Instagram: "On 6 August 1945 the American pilot Paul Tibbets flew the Enola Gay toward Hiroshima with the atomic bomb known as Little Boy onboard. He later described the moment the bomb released as a brief drop in the aircraft’s weight followed by a flash so bright that the crew saw it through their goggles. He watched the shockwave rise in a towering column of smoke, dust and fire that grew into the characteristic mushroom cloud. He reported that he understood the scale

The Halifax Explosion was the largest man-made explosion in human history until the atomic bomb era. To visualize the immense size of that explosion, we can look at the Beirut Explosion of 2020. | Canadian History Ehx

In 1957, the United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, known as Rainier, at the Nevada Test Site. The device was detonated inside a carved tunnel deep within the rock, marking a major shift from open-air tests to underground experiments that produced far less radioactive fallout. The explosion created a powerful seismic wave that scientists used to study how nuclear blasts behave beneath the earth. via: NNSANevada yt | History In Pictures