Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This photograph depicts a scene from nuclear testing during the Cold War This footage documents the U.S. nuclear test Operation Dominic in the Pacific Ocean in 1962
The scene in the image may be one of the tests in the operation, such as the "Questa" test, which was an air-dropped nuclear explosion on May 4, 1962
These experiments typically produce enormous mushroom clouds, with some releasing energy equivalent to hundreds of kilotons of TNT
This photograph depicts a scene from nuclear testing during the Cold War This footage documents the U.S. nuclear test Operation Dominic in the Pacific Ocean in 1962
The scene in the image may be one of the tests in the operation, such as the "Questa" test, which was an air-dropped nuclear explosion on May 4, 1962
These experiments typically produce enormous mushroom clouds, with some releasing energy equivalent to hundreds of kilotons of TNT
