In the first successful test of an atomic weapon, the concrete and steel of the testing tower was vaporized instantly and the floor of the desert was turned into a bowl of glass 10 feet thick and 1000 feet wide.
All in Nuclear Weapons
Radioactive Boy Scout
A hazmat crew rolled into the suburban address and carefully dismantled a workspace that had been used by a 17-year-old Eagle Scout to create a primitive nuclear reactor.
The Peace Sign
The distinctive symbol was a combination of the letters N (for nuclear) and D (for disarmament) from the semaphore alphabet.
Missing: Nuclear Bomb
Researchers believe they have narrowed it down to an area the size of a football field.
Black Brant Scare
This was the first and only incident in which a superpower activated its nuclear suitcase.
Project Crested Ice
A bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashes, scattering radioactive debris across miles of sea ice.
The Palomares Incident
The accident dropped 4 hydrogen bombs on a small fishing village.
Sub vs Mountain
At about 2 in the morning the bow of the sub plowed into a wall of rock and mud.
Death at the Washington Monument
An anti-Nukes activist seized the landmark in hopes of drawing attention to his cause.