A Fireball Hangs over the Desert
September 16, 2010 4:11 PM   Subscribe

Capturing the Atom Bomb on Film: From 1945 to 1962, the United States military detonated hundreds of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere. George Yoshitake, 82, speaks about his experiences documenting the explosions and their destructive effects.

Images from How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb by Peter Kuran.
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Double.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:20 PM on September 16, 2010


i hope one of these things never go off again
posted by NotSoSiniSter at 4:23 PM on September 16, 2010


Delete away, then.
posted by bwg at 4:38 PM on September 16, 2010


Ack - this nuclear romance I'm seeing lately is frightening.
Arrrrgh they will not listen!
posted by nj_subgenius at 4:39 PM on September 16, 2010


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