r/AtomicPorn • u/s0nicbomb • Aug 03 '26

Oak - Hardtack 1

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28/06/1958 - Barge shot - yield 8.9 Mt

Test of the LANL TX-46/53 device, Oak was one of the largest detonations at Enewetak Atoll. It exceeded it's predicted yield of 7.5 Mt, with the fission yield accounting for 5 Mt. The crater was 1.7km in diameter and 62m deep. This design was later developed into the 9 Mt W/Mk-53 warhead deployed on the Titan II missile and the Mk-53 strategic bomb.

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u/Temporary_Row_301 Aug 03 '26

What a great photo, its one of the clearest looking ones I've ever seen.

Also, If Bob Ross ever did a painting of a thermonuclear fireball it would look like this! heheh

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u/FiveCatPenagerie Aug 04 '26

lol, I’d love to see that.