@ourgrimpast: In 1953, during Operation Upshot–Knothole, the U.S. fired the first and only nuclear artillery shell in history. The test, called Shot Grable, used the M65 “Atomic Annie” cannon at the Nevada Test Site. The 280 mm shell traveled about seven miles before detonating in the air with a yield of roughly 15 kilotons—similar to Hiroshima. It was meant to prove that a battlefield-deployable nuclear weapon was possible, and the success of the test became a defining moment in early Cold War nuclear experimentation.#nuke #coldwar #fyp #atomic #foryoupage

Loki Tao :

there was also the davy crockett

chaseg435 :

so we had artillery Nukes in the 50s Got it

Jimbodini :

The fact this was actually a real weapon blows my mind…

David Grant :

there is a shoulder fired mini nuke names the Davy Crockett

WayFastCueNerd :

Upshot-Knothole has to be the naughtiest sounding government nomenclature in world history lmao

Gator903❌️ :

This actual Artillery piece is at Artillery Museum at Ft.Sill OK.

fraser311 :

metaltechnician :

From 1945-1998 the entire world has dropped 2048 nuclear bombs on the surface of this planet. Why? Not a friggin clue since quite literally the outcome if anyone were to use them now, would be the destruction of all topside livable land in an instant.

Alwaysme11B :

Contaminating the environment

Chugs24 :

If you’ve ever played Command and Conquer, the nuke cannon for china is based off of this gun

Ranger5390 :

I saw it in fort Sill Oklahoma. Probably about 50 years ago, when I was a little kid.

Sir Daddy-G :

EmberX :

NUCLEARxPHOENIX :

my grandpa was probably there!! he was a civil engineer and worked on those! went over and took notes in Japan afterwards was on the Yosemite. he took stuff with him that was still classified and I WISH I could pick his brain again

fatlegsdaffy :

whichever one that is, ive see it. ive seen both. one is at Ft Sill OK, the other is on a hill across i70 from Ft Riley.

0000000066 :

Is this Ai?

Avery Miller :

memedemon01 :

Mister PAPÚ:v :

ForcedToHate :

Robot 1101 :

Imagine it was just propaganda. There was already a nuke test but they show this artillery to make it seem like we had the capability to lunch these on the battlefield

Yeet :

There's one off I70 In Ft. Riley Ks

k_schlevy :

why do most nuclear explosions have those columns of smoke next to them?

SonsoflibertyIllinois :

what are the streaks of smoke You can't see them until the bomb detonates?

William Nace :