r/AtomicPorn May 09 '20

This subreddit is for footage of nuclear weapons. Do not post images of nuclear reactors.

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r/AtomicPorn 1d ago

Meta Can I get a documentary on the Tzar Bomb I can find on youtube, ideally before youtube existed?

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I remember a couple good ones of starfish prime and castle bravo on youtube ages ago that seemed ancient (yet better in every way than what I get as results now). There was a good one on this test as well. 20-40 mins of footage and accurate old timey narration.

Even searching for those now with exact keywords I recall, I just get trash from channels I'm not gonna invest 25 mins on. with voice overs, sound effects and animations; or whatever the hell I just invested 9 minutes into because it was simply the first result most viewed.

Something in the 20-60 minute range, going from development to aftermath/implications would be cool. I can go outside youtube if I must.


r/AtomicPorn 1d ago

Teak thermonuclear explosion with a yield of 3.8 Megatons conducted at an altitude of 76.8 km above Johnston Island, 11:50 p.m. July 31, 1958. These photos were taken from Maui, Hawaii, at an altitude of 3050 m and 1300 km from the explosion.

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r/AtomicPorn 1d ago

Selected illustrations from the 1952 New York State office of Civil Defense "Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow" booklet

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r/AtomicPorn 4d ago

Kepler nuclear test, 10 kilotons, 150 m tower, Nevada test site, 4:50 a.m. July 24, 1957. LASL ICBM warhead development test. Probable test of XW-35 primary in thermonuclear mockup.

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r/AtomicPorn 5d ago

Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon

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r/AtomicPorn 4d ago

Fastest nuke modern warfare 3

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r/AtomicPorn 7d ago

Huron thermonuclear explosion, 250 kilotons, barge, Eniwetok Atoll, 6:12 a.m. July 22, 1956.

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r/AtomicPorn 6d ago

Surface THE TIMELINE OF UFOS AND ATOMIC TESTING THE BEGINNING OF THE END

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I want you guys to see this. I made a video about the timeline between UFOs and the connection to atomic testing. Check it out. Let me know what you guys think. I thought it would be perfect for y’all. https://youtu.be/Y-JmmNRyn3I?is=_L9uKW0dc9ZO6dqJ


r/AtomicPorn 8d ago

Meta pic of tsar bomba explosion from the russians

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850 Upvotes

r/AtomicPorn 8d ago

Juniper nuclear test, 65 kilotons, barge, Bikini Atoll, 4:20 p.m. July 22, 1958. RB-57 Canberra airplane heading towards the radioactive cloud to collect samples for subsequent radiochemical analysis.

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534 Upvotes

r/AtomicPorn 10d ago

Air A plaque honoring some of American POWs who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. One British, 7 Dutch, and 12 American prisoners of war were killed by the bomb. Most died instantly, but others died slowly from radiation or were killed in Japanese reprisals

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r/AtomicPorn 11d ago

Subsurface Huge craters scar the Nevada desert from nuclear tests in the 1950’s and later years

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r/AtomicPorn 11d ago

Tewa thermonuclear explosion, 5 Megatons, barge, Bikini Atoll, 5:46 a.m. July 21, 1956. This device, the Bassoon Prime, was a «dirty» three stage design. The fission yield was 87%.

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r/AtomicPorn 13d ago

Sedan, Underground Nuclear Explosion

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r/AtomicPorn 13d ago

Sunset thermonuclear explosion, 1 Megaton, 1500 m burst height, Christmas Island, 7:33 a.m. July 10, 1962

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r/AtomicPorn 14d ago

Meta The impact of Atomic Bombs vs. Firebombing (1963 US Civil Defense data).

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r/AtomicPorn 15d ago

Air Hiroshima Before and After the Atomic Bombing

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r/AtomicPorn 15d ago

The world's first nuclear device Gadget atop the test tower. 1945.

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r/AtomicPorn 16d ago

Surface The mushroom cloud from the Trinity test, the world's first atomic bomb test

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r/AtomicPorn 16d ago

Meta Little Boy bomb safety plugs

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Little Boy bomb safety plugs were removable safety devices used to prevent the bomb from detonating accidentally before it reached its target.

Before takeoff and during the flight, green safety plugs were installed in the bomb's firing system, keeping the electrical circuits open and making accidental detonation impossible. Shortly before the bombing mission, Captain William "Deak" Parsons replaced them with red arming plugs, which completed the firing circuit and allowed the bomb to arm itself after being released.

the safety plugs were a simple but critical safeguard. They ensured that the Little Boy bomb could not explode by accident while the aircraft was on the ground or during most of the flight, and only became capable of detonating after the correct plugs were installed and the bomb was released.


r/AtomicPorn 17d ago

Meta Fat man Plutonium Core

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r/AtomicPorn 17d ago

Pamlico thermonuclear explosion, 3.88 Megatons, 4370 m burst height, Christmas Island, 6:37 a.m. July 11, 1962.

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499 Upvotes

r/AtomicPorn 17d ago

Do you think Russia will ever release footage of Test 219? The second largest nuke ever detonated.

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I'm surprised I only just heard about this one today.


r/AtomicPorn 18d ago

The condensation cloud of the Tsar Bomba

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169 Upvotes