During the Cold War, NATO searched for effective methods to prevent a potential Soviet invasion. One of the most ...

The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1, on Aug. 29, 1949, at Semipalatinsk Test Site, in Kazakhstan. The Soviets called their first atomic test "First Lightning." ...

The structure stands about 160 meters northwest of ground zero, where the atomic bomb detonated over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, killing thousands instantly, including all 30 or so people who were ...

"Gadget," the first atomic bomb — a 6-foot sphere with a grapefruit-sized Plutonium core, covered in cables — was born out of the Albert Einstein-inspired Manhattan Project, and was detonated ...

During the Cold War, NATO sought effective methods to prevent a potential Soviet invasion. One of the most extraordinary projects was Blue Peacock – a British atomic mine to be supported by chickens.

Photographers and reporters observe atomic explosion in the distance. Courtesy: Las Vegas News Bureau On April 22, 1952 about 200 reporters from across the country gathered on a mound of volcanic ...