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Some of these pictures of the bomb tests looks like an explosion from a nuclear bomb, especially the last one. I suppose I can't really say I like these photos, since use of these bombs negatively impacts on people and environment in such a way that causes damage and harm to others.

I am a retired theoretical physicist. I did numerical modeling of high-pressure physical processes, such is in the interior of the earth and the sun. The physical processes involved are very difficult to model unless some experiments can be done. Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) in New Mexico instrumented a lot of nuclear experiments so that the equation of state at very high pressures could be determined for a lot of different materials.

Many of the underground nuclear detonations took place in environments that looked more like anthills than plain holes in the ground. As the pressure wave expanded from the detonation, many different materials were tested for their dynamic response to the very high pressures to which they were exposed. With a lot of data points, LANL scientists could construct the "equation of state" [EOS] (pressure-volume-temperature, and other tables) for ranges of pressure and temperature that simply were unreachable any other way. This data then proved very valuable in modeling the physics of the interior of the sun, for example.

The EoS tables for lower-atomic-weight atoms were made publicly available (higher-Z ones were classified). The result was the SESAME Tables. That data from a "weapons lab" found its way into many very non-military applications.

If you are interested in seeing more of these explosion pictures, I can recommend two DVDs:

1. World's Most Powerful Explosions, which is available via Amazon from third parties starting at $7.98 (plus shipping).

Experience the most frightening explosions ever caught on videotape -- from a gas station erupting into a giant mushroom cloud in downtown Seol, Korea... to firefitghters engulfed in a fireball caused by a backdraft. Watch as a Brazilian fireworks show turns into a war zone... and step inside ground zero of a nuclear blast. Learn how experts level a 20-story building using high explosives, and see what happens wihen a billion-dollar rocket detonates mid-air. This episode will show the force, destruction and human drama behind the World's Most... Powerful Explosions.

2. Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Starring: William Shatner, Edward Teller; Director: Peter Kuran (Director's credits: Star Wars, Star Trek II & V, Robocop, Addams Family), starting at $19.96.

Peter Kuran dedicated over three years to the production of this amazing fillm which chronicles the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic and Hydrogen bombs by the United States. In addition to uncovering rare film from top secret government archives, Kuran traveled far and wide to obtain startling footage of nuclear bomb tests conducted by Great Britain, China and the largest atomic explosion ever created by Russia. The quality of the images is remarkable and required the development of a new film restoration system to preserve these haunting images for generations to come.

Narrated by William Shatner, this award-winning production features an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and an interview with Dr. Edward Teller, a developer of nuclear weapons and ...

This second DVD even has a bonus 3D section (and suitable glasses) plus the Warning! This disk contains Extreme Low Frequency Dynamic Range. That is, the makers of the DVD take no responsibility for the state of your sub-Woofer after you have "listened" to their DVD!

It's a wonder why the bomb has not been banned after seeing the above pics. There should be a world wide revolution to ban the bomb.

This post has been edited by Sellaman: Nov 30 2008, 05:04 AM

Just another way for humans to kill each other... Why do we make them anyways, its not like anyone is going to use them. Any country using a bomb like that now will only result in that country recieveing tens of similar bombs thrown back at it.