Here are the pictures of most nuclear and thermonuclear atmospheric(or surface) explosions conducted in the period between 1945-1963. On August 5, 1963 limited test ban treaty signed, so all the consequent tests were underground, although there were some exceptions, e.g. China conducted atmospheric tests later. Pictures are grouped by operation names, dimensions and file size shown, almost all of the pictures are color except the ones marked as "bw". There are mostly US tests pictures in my gallery right now, also I have some unidentified pictures of nuclear blasts, if you can identify them that would be great. If you have any nuclear blast picture that is not here or you think something is not correct please Contact Me. Any help will be highly appreciated.
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| 1945 - Manhattan Project (US) |
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| 07/16/45, Trinity - 19 Kt.(680x542 17Kb) |
| 07/16/45, Trinity - 19 Kt.(473x600 15Kb) |
| 07/16/45, Trinity - 19 Kt.(480x600 22Kb) |
| 07/16/45, Trinity - 19 Kt.(480x600 30Kb bw) |
| 1945 - W.W.I.I. (US) |
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| 08/05/45, Little Boy, Hiroshima - 15 Kt.(480x327 32Kb bw) |
| 08/09/45, Fatman, Nagasaki - 21 Kt.(441x588 40Kb bw) |
| 1946 - Operation Crossroads (US) |
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| 07/24/46, Baker - 21 Kt.(680x539 68Kb bw) |
| 07/24/46, Baker - 21 Kt.(640x480 35Kb) |
| 07/24/46, Baker - 21 Kt.(700x480 25Kb bw) |
| 1948 - Operation Sandstone (US) |
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| 04/14/48, X-Ray -37 Kt.(744x1024 62Kb bw) |
| 1949 - Joe I (USSR) |
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| 08/29/49, Joe I/First Lightning - 22 Kt.(680x510 22Kb bw) |
| 1951 - Ranger |
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| 02/06/51, Fox - 22kt.(482x600 20Kb) |
| 1951 - Operation Buster-Jangle (US) |
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| 10/30/51, Charlie - 14 Kt.(640x456 36Kb) |
| 11/01/51, Dog - 21 Kt.(486x600 18Kb) |
| 11/01/51, Dog - 21 Kt.(474x600 22Kb) |
| 11/05/51, Easy - 31 Kt.(530x369 39Kb) |
| 1951 - Operation Greenhouse (US) |
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| 04/20/51, Easy - 47 Kt.(481x600 31Kb) |
| 05/08/51, George - 225 Kt.(680x543 22Kb) |
| 05/08/51, George - 225 Kt.(480x600 28Kb) |
| 1952 - Operation Tumbler-Snapper (US) |
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| 04/22/52, Charlie - 31 Kt.(479x600 49Kb) |
| 04/22/52, How - 14 Kt.(586x460 18Kb) |
| 04/22/52, Fox - 11 Kt.(891x1024 63Kb) |
| 1952 - Operation Hurricane (UK) |
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| 10/03/52, Hurricane - 25 Kt.(640x480 28Kb) |
| 1953 - Joe IV (USSR) |
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| 08/12/53, Joe IV - 400 Kt.(519x600 20Kb bw) |
| 1953 - Operation Totem (UK) |
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| 10/14/53, Totem T1 - 10 Kt.(512x484 20Kb bw) |
| 10/26/53, Totem T2 - 8 Kt.(488x481 20Kb bw) |
| 1955 - RDS-37 (USSR) |
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| 11/22/55, RDS-37/Superbomb H-Bomb - 1,600 Kt.(480x402 17Kb bw) |
| 1956 - Operation Mosaic (UK) |
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| 06/19/56, Mosaic G2 - 98 Kt.(480x528 28Kb bw) |
| 1956 - Operation Buffalo (UK) |
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| 10/22/56, Buffalo R4 - 10 Kt.(431x480 27Kb) |
| 1958 - Operation Hardtack II (US) |
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| 10/22/58, Socorro - 6 Kt.(680x516 10Kb) |
| 10/26/58, De Baca - 2.20 Kt.(479x600 38Kb) |
| 1961 - Tzar Bomba (USSR) |
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| 10/30/61, Tzar Bomba - 50Mgt.(600x458 44Kb) |
| 10/30/61, Tzar Bomba - 50Mgt.(600x441 41Kb) |
| 10/30/61, Tzar Bomba - 50Mgt.(552x313 12Kb) |
| 1962 - Operation Storax (US) |
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| 07/06/62, Sedan - 104 Kt.(680x538 61Kb) |
| 1964 - Test 596 (China) |
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| 10/16/64.shtml" (426x600 19Kb bw) |
| 10/16/64.shtml" (600 x 460 21Kb) |
| 1967 - Test No. 6 (China) |
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| 06/17/67.shtml" (486x600 18Kb bw) |
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