From 1962, an article about the "brilliant white flash" of the U.S.'s highest nuclear test, 260 miles up, a one megaton bomb that caused, and here I'm quoting babies, "the most dazzling-and awesome-display of man's power ever seen."
Huh. that's certainly one way to put it. I'm sure the folks on tiny Johnston Island loved it.
"The sky over Hawaii flared dazzling white, seemingly even brighter than noonday. The light turned pale lime green, thena delicate pink that darkened swiftly to a hideous meaty red. After seven minutes, the glow was gone, leaving the blue-black Pacific night. But when the moon next showed through the clouds, it was tinted an unnatural yellow."
That sounds...healthy. Also check those pics at the top. How terrifying is that? What a country! What a world!
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