The largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated | Nuclear explosion Photos

Tsar Bomb. The largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. Dropped from over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and detonated at 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) above the earth, the Tsar Bomba's massive fireball, measuring 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in diameter touched the ground.



Trinity Nuclear Explosion. "Trinity" was the first nuclear test explosion. This famous photograph was taken by Jack Aeby, July 16, 1945.



Operation Castle - Romeo Event. The 11-megaton Romeo Event was part of Operation Castle. Romeo was detonated from a barge near Bikini atoll on March 26, 1954.

Operation Upshot-Knothole - Grable Event. The Grable Event took place May 25, 1953 as part of Operation Upshot-Knothole. The first atomic artillery shell was fired from a 280 mm gun, airburst, weapons related, 15 kiloton.


Operation Upshot-Knothole - Badger Event. This is the fireball from the Badger nuclear test, which took place April 18, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.



Operation Buster-Jangle - Charlie Event. The Charlie test explosion resulted from a 14 kiloton device dropped from a B-50 bomber on October 30, 1951 at Yucca Flat the Nevada Test Site

Operation Crossroads - Baker Event. The Baker Event of Operation Crossroads was a 21 kiloton underwater nuclear weapons effects test conducted at Bikini Atoll (1946). Note the ships that are visible in the photo.


Operation Plumbbob - Priscilla Event. The Priscilla Event (Operation Plumbbob) was a 37 kiloton device exploded from a balloon at the Nevada Test Site, June 24, 1957.


Operation Hardtack - Umbrella Event. The Umbrella event was an explosion resulting from a shallow depth underwater shot (150 ft.), June 8, 1958, at Enewetak.


Operation Redwing - Dakota Event. This is a photo of the U.S. nuclear test "Dakota" during Operation Redwing, June 26, 1956.



Operation Teapot's Wasp Prime was an air-dropped nuclear device that exploded at the Nevada Test Site on March 29, 1955.



Operation Ivy - Mike Event. Operation Ivy's "Mike" shot was an experimental thermonuclear device that was fired on Enewetak on October 31, 1952.



Operation Ivy - King Event. This photo was taken from a distance from Operation Ivy's King explosion, which resulted from a weapons related air-drop on Enewetak on 11/15/1952.


This is a photo of the mushroom cloud resulting from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan 08/06/1945.



This is a photo taken of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.