Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosion (1966)

The Vault Of The Atomic Space Age

 https://thevaultoftheatomicspaceage.tumblr.com/

8 August 1945 - After Hiroshima but before Nagasaki

August 8, 1945, has become one of the more important atomic bombing dates in my mind over the years. It's after Hiroshima, but before Nagasaki. It's easy to ignore for that reason. But a few very significant things happened that day.

(A fairly shortish thread)

— Alex Wellerstein (@wellerstein) August 8, 2021

Operation Blowdown

Genie Missile Test

Underground Nuclear Explosions