Nuclear Bomb Cannon Test

Upshot-Knothole Grable, a 1953 test of a nuclear artillery projectile at Nevada Test Site (photo depicts 280 mm (11 inch) gun and explosion)


Nuclear artillery is a subset of limited-yield tactical nuclear weapons, in particular those weapons that are launched from the ground at battlefield targets. Nuclear artillery may be delivered using guns, rockets or missiles.

The development of nuclear artillery was part of a broad push by countries such as the USA, USSR, and the United Kingdom to develop nuclear weapons which could be used tactically against enemy military units in the field (as opposed to strategic uses against cities, bases, and industry). The weapons included nuclear landmines, depth charges, torpedoes, demolition munitions, anti-aircraft weapons and artillery.

Nuclear artillery was both developed and deployed by a small group of nations, including the USA, USSR, France and India. The United Kingdom planned and partially developed such weapon systems (the Blue Water missile and the Yellow Anvil artillery shell) but did not proceed to production systems. A second group of nations has derivative association with nuclear artillery. They had nuclear artillery units but used nuclear weapons provided by the developing nations. These nuclear weapons were held by the developing nation's custodial units stationed with the secondary nations' nuclear artillery units. The custodial units held the nuclear weapons until they were released for use.

This secondary group includes such NATO countries as Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

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[Ichitama123]

one hell of a BOOM!

[MrBoltzFan21]

Daaayum, that was sick.

[BlackhawK1758]

Kindling a small Sun

[nicothegreat795]

ill take 20 of them!

[XRemorazzX]

15 kiltons pretty good for artillery

[awesomegunz]

lol WHAT THE FUCK BOOOOM

[tanker58p]

wow...

[FuckTheRickrollers]

cool