But nuclear weapons, including those being tested in the archival footage, are very real. Since the U.S. tested the first atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, thousands of nuclear tests have been carried out all over the world, spurred in part by the nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Russia has released previously classified footage of the world’s largest nuclear explosion, caused when the Soviet Union detonated the so-called Tsar Bomba a...

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Over a hundred nations outlaw them now. The first one was Butterfly Bomb. These bombs use thick metal as walls containing explosives such as Composition B or Tritonal. A standoff weapon with flight control surfaces, aerodynamic devices that allow for control by the pilot.

On November 24, 2016 a Canadian diver off the coast of British Columbia came across what he supposed was a "lost nuke." The object in question was thought to be the Mark IV, an American bomb that disappeared after a B-36 bomber crashed in 1950. During the simulation, 3 of the plane's engines caught on fire, requiring the crew to abandon the bomber.

Aug. 28, 2020. Previously classified film of the detonation of the Tsar Bomba (King of Bombs) in October 1961 has been published online by Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom.

Using unclassified documents on nuclear targeting and open data on the physics of modern weapons and fallout patterns, this simulation models what would happen if approximately 1,100 warheads (~7% of the world's arsenal) hit the United States. This is a realistic simulation based on hard science and known targeting strategies.

We built our bomb blast in close collaboration with Alex and modeled its functionality on his online nuclear weapon effects simulator, the NUKEMAP. In its first month, more than 1.4 million people viewed the bomb blast, and it was featured in major media outlets worldwide, including coverage by The Verge, Fast Company, Motherboard, and IFL Science.

Nuke This: a map of destruction by a nuclear bomb. You can click on the map marker for an explanation of the coloured zones. Just enter an address, select a weapon, and "Nuke This".