Trinity Test atom bomb sequence after detonation, 1945. This view looks north-west, showing the stages of development of the typical 'mushroom cloud'
Trinity Test atom bomb sequence after detonation, 1945. This view looks north-west, showing the stages of development of the typical 'mushroom cloud' after detonation. From left, the time elapsed is: seconds, seconds, seconds, and seconds. The effect of the shockwave and thermal pulse is seen in the clouds overhead. The Trinity Test atom bomb, known as 'The Gadget', was detonated with a yield equivalent to 22 kilotons of TNT. This was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, carried out by the US Army on 16 July 1945 in New Mexico, USA. It was developed as part of the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory. The core consisted of a cylinder of uranium with plutonium and beryllium inside.
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