graphic of history of nuclear testing

Platapus · 11-22-10, 09:03 PM

A friend sent me this.

http://www.ctbto.org/specials/1945-1...sao-hashimoto/

It is a little slow running and there is no way to speed it up. But it literally gives the big picture of when nuclear devices were tested, where, and by whom.

Only watch if you are a nuclear history buff. It will be very boring for anyone else to be honest.

For a while, the US had tested more devices than the rest of the world combined, but we dropped back a little with them pesky Indians and Pakistanis. The graphic does not include the North Korean tests (of which only one really counts anyway)

There are also some other terrestrial tests not counted and none of the exo-atmospheric tests are included for some reason.

TLAM Strike · 11-22-10, 09:07 PM

Seen it...

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The graphic does not include the North Korean tests (of which only one really counts anyway)

Or the mysterious possible South Africa/Israeli test in the Indian Ocean...

Platapus · 11-22-10, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Seen it...

Or the mysterious possible South Africa/Israeli test in the Indian Ocean...

What we call the Vela Event Sep 79 Most interesting event.

Ducimus · 11-22-10, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Seen it...

Ditto.

It's also on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...1945-1998&aq=f

the_tyrant · 11-22-10, 09:07 PM

its actually quite interesting

Feels like the game defcon

nikimcbee · 11-22-10, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

A friend sent me this.

http://www.ctbto.org/specials/1945-1...sao-hashimoto/

It is a little slow running and there is no way to speed it up. But it literally gives the big picture of when nuclear devices were tested, where, and by whom.

Only watch if you are a nuclear history buff. It will be very boring for anyone else to be honest.

For a while, the US had tested more devices than the rest of the world combined, but we dropped back a little with them pesky Indians and Pakistanis. The graphic does not include the North Korean tests (of which only one really counts anyway)

There are also some other terrestrial tests not counted and none of the exo-atmospheric tests are included for some reason.

I don't know why it made me think of this...

And those Brits!

They tested theirs in Australia. No wonder the Aussies are so "different."

CCIP · 11-22-10, 11:49 PM

Makes for a strange sort of music!

Wow, this sure makes it look like Nevada/New Mexico and Kazakhstan should just be nuclear wastelands

nikimcbee · 11-22-10, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Makes for a strange sort of music!

Wow, this sure makes it look like Nevada/New Mexico and Kazakhstan should just be nuclear wastelands

Nevada is a wasteland w/o the nuclear tests.

11-23-10, 12:03 AM

It is a Vera Lynn thing.

nikimcbee · 11-23-10, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

It is a Vera Lynn thing.

joea · 11-23-10, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

Makes for a strange sort of music!

Wow, this sure makes it look like Nevada/New Mexico and Kazakhstan should just be nuclear wastelands

Yup:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipal...te,_Kazakhstan

Seen the animation before fascinating and scary.

TarJak · 11-23-10, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I don't know why it made me think of this...

And those Brits!

They tested theirs in Australia. No wonder the Aussies are so "different."

Luckily we were given protective clothing to view the tests:

Schroeder · 11-23-10, 06:33 AM

My god, I had no idea they tested so many of them.

Penguin · 11-23-10, 07:18 AM

Interesting graphic, indeed!

There is a very good documentary about the terrestrial tests, called Trinity and Beyond: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_and_Beyond
Definitely worth a watch, and hey, you can't go wrong with anything William Shatner narrates!

The very best fiml about the 50's atomic area in the US is still Atomic Cafe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atomic_Cafe. It is a film which really shows the dramedy it was: I watched it half the time laughing, half the time shocked and affected.

krashkart · 11-23-10, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Luckily we were given protective clothing to view the tests:

I just knew there was something special about cargo shorts.

11-22-10, 09:03 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	graphic of history of nuclear testing A friend sent me this. http://www.ctbto.org/specials/1945-1...sao-hashimoto/ It is a little slow running and there is no way to speed it up. But it literally gives the big picture of when nuclear devices were tested, where, and by whom. Only watch if you are a nuclear history buff. It will be very boring for anyone else to be honest. For a while, the US had tested more devices than the rest of the world combined, but we dropped back a little with them pesky Indians and Pakistanis. The graphic does not include the North Korean tests (of which only one really counts anyway) There are also some other terrestrial tests not counted and none of the exo-atmospheric tests are included for some reason. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Makes for a strange sort of music! Wow, this sure makes it look like Nevada/New Mexico and Kazakhstan should just be nuclear wastelands __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	My god, I had no idea they tested so many of them. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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11-22-10, 09:07 PM	#5
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	its actually quite interesting Feels like the game defcon

11-23-10, 12:03 AM	#9
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It is a Vera Lynn thing.

11-23-10, 07:18 AM	#14
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Interesting graphic, indeed! There is a very good documentary about the terrestrial tests, called Trinity and Beyond: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_and_Beyond Definitely worth a watch, and hey, you can't go wrong with anything William Shatner narrates! The very best fiml about the 50's atomic area in the US is still Atomic Cafe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atomic_Cafe. It is a film which really shows the dramedy it was: I watched it half the time laughing, half the time shocked and affected.