Part of Operation Upshot-Knothole, was a 15-kiloton test fired from a 280-mm cannon on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Proving Grounds. 72 years ago the U.S. Army carried out its first and only nuclear ...
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The M65 ‘Atomic Annie’: How a Single Shot Made Nuclear Cannon History
The story of the M65 “Atomic Annie” cannon is an engaging portrait of the Cold War era—a time when nuclear war hung over ...
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How the U.S. Built a Nuclear Gun in the 1950s
In the 1950s, the United States military wasn’t satisfied with nuclear bombs alone — they wanted nuclear artillery. This documentary tells the story of the M65 cannon and America’s attempt to create a ...
The U.S. and China possess the world's second- and third-largest nuclear arsenals, with 5,177 and 600 warheads, respectively, ...
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