An Ominous Radiance - Declassified Footage of the US Nuclear Weapon Testing Program

Between 1945 and 1962, the United States conducted and recorded 210 atmospheric nuclear weapons tests.
In 2017, a handful of those films were declassified and released to the public by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in conjunction with the Los Almos National Laboratory. More information can be found here: bit.ly/2n0pYpT
Imagery is courtesy of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and provided with a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, as is imagery from this production.
Music is from the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Trailer #3" and rights are retained by the owner.

[@zombienation26]

"And I will finish what you started... grandfather."

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+cason greene Haha ;)

[@Samsuri7483]

lol

[@Denis-fp7ku]

At 1:54 you can see the mach stem racing slightly ahead of the blast wave at ground level.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, it's pretty impressive, especially since that video is already super-high framerate. That explosion would have been done in about 1 or 2 seconds.

[@pete1972]

I've seen a lot of the footage put out by the Lawrence project. That shot is definitely one of my favorites

[@meatatarian212]

the only nuke going to be dropped is the one Disney has for you for using Star Wars music

[@wyattserviss992]

W Comment

[@1486230]

😂

[@clqudy4750]

John Williams has one, too

[@rickmaldoo4205]

Nope, they can really use the promotion at this point

[@waspbloke]

if it were possible to separate the blasts from the horrific destruction, I can easily see why anybody might want to keep letting these things off, they really are quite amazing spectacles

[@FulloutPostal]

0:10 - 2:23 is my favorite part 1:47 is my MOST favorite part

[@sumitbhattacharya1720]

I pray these never ever get used again. The problems with humanity can be solved without killing each other.

[@_Andrew2002]

You do realise the reason the world is so peaceful, is because of these beautiful devices

[@DavidPetersonAU]

I feel like we kind of went overboard on the amount of them that now exist though...

[@_Andrew2002]

Yes agreed, having enough bombs to wipe out the world many times over is too many. The Uranium and Plutonium should be used on nuclear power plants. We should maybe only have enough bombs to wipe out humanity once. Not many times over

[@stardolphin2]

@@_Andrew2002 It may be the reason there hasn't been another World War (and I'll take that)...but it's hardly peaceful. Indeed, I believe civilization still exists, partly because weapons-grade uranium and plutonium are very hard to produce. Even a hydrogen bomb still needs a fission detonator.

[@stardolphin2]

@@_Andrew2002 That kind of phrase is thrown about often, and rarely the same number of times spoken twice. I have yet to see someone define what 'wipe out humanity' even *once* actually means. How would you *know* if you had it?

[@MichaelEliChristensen]

0:10 tesla from operation teapot 7kt 0:17 bighorn from operaton dominic 7.71 mt 0:23 ray from operation upshot knothole 210 tons 0:27 harlem from operation dominic 1.21 mt

[@RedSkyHorizon]

Now imagine being around to witness the late heavy bombardment period with impacts creating basins with diameters of about 5,000 km.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+Tom Mulligan 5,000 km or 5 km? It's about 4,000 km from LA to New York...

[@RedSkyHorizon]

:) Its mind blowing for sure. Extrapolating lunar cratering rates to Earth at this time suggests that the following number of craters would have formed - 22,000 or more impact craters with diameters >20 km (12 mi), about 40 impact basins with diameters about 1,000 km (620 mi), several impact basins with diameters about 5,000 km (3,100 mi), source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Heavy_Bombardment

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+Tom Mulligan Ah, bombardment from space. With you now. I think I'd want to be observing it from orbit :p

[@RedSkyHorizon]

Yeah sorry about that. I went a little off-piste with my original comment.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+Tom Mulligan Haha, no worries. :)

[@shaemess5278]

"Aw-ful" both spectacular and devastatingly heartbreaking... but great job as always David!

[@Taima]

What the hell was that last one? The close up view of it made it look like the fucking sun itself coming to destroy the planet

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, it's pretty crazy. Here's the original video, with more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnawh32kZZV_pKssi=OCePImLQy8rx489e

[@CapitalTeeth]

These things blowing up in the sky is one hell of a thing to witness. It looks like a second sun spawning out of nowhere.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, pretty crazy

[@vtgamehendge]

My grandpa was part of Operation Hardtack at the Eniwetok Proving Grounds 1958.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Oh, interesting. What was his role?

[@vtgamehendge]

@@DavidPetersonAU honestly I've never asked him what his actual role was, but he was part of Task Group 7.3, Patrol Squadron 28. I have a picture of his certificate from Rear Admiral David M. Tyree, but can't share it I guess. It's pretty cool though. I remember interviewing him for a history paper in high school (long time ago) and he talked about all the different colors the sky would turn during the explosions.

[@vtgamehendge]

@@DavidPetersonAU and by can't share I mean I can't actually upload it in a comment

[@iriyabran]

1:48 is terrifying, even more if it had a banana for scale

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Haha yeah. I think I remember reading that the little hill that gets blown away is maybe a metre or two tall. What is more terrifying is that that whole clip was less than 1 second in real time.

[@NovatrimAnima]

@@DavidPetersonAU That terrifying enough

[@paulelephant9521]

Terrifying, but I sort of wish I could have gone to Nevada in the 50s and watched one of these things go up, pretty crazy they were letting these bombs off within 100 miles of Las Vegas!

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+paul elephant although that may explain some things about Vegas ;)

[@Silentsilo987]

Oppenheimer trailer brought me here...the one at 1:48 is totally the one Nolan used to guide him visually. Looks almost exactly the same in the trailer with those high energy x-rays shooting out vaporizing the cables attached to the tower

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, I noticed that in the trailer. That footage is the reason I made this video.

[@Silentsilo987]

Btw, the Force Awakens music is oddly hypnotizing and works with the footage. Really well edited.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, I was of two minds using it, but once I started editing, they fit together so well.

[@tw06le1]

This is terribly satisfying to watch.....

[@kathyguidry5779]

My Dad was a photographer in the US Marines and was assigned to photograph some of the tests. They had to hide behind protective barriers. He said that when they returned to check the photos, all of the film had been ruined in their cameras. I was surprised to see this footage.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Amazing! This footage all came from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. They had a lot of old footage that they recently started trying to retrieve. This was a little bit that they put online.

[@Carolina-Mary]

Kathy Guidry if the film was ruined imagine what it did the human body Meager protection at best.

[@NyuuMikuru1]

Perhap they had the cameras above ground instead of underground by using mirrors to prevent damage.

[@bipolarspock6145]

At 58 seconds looks like a hand is holding the explosion

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Heh, yeah.

[@inkitatus1]

superbly edited with the music,really good job. Horrific & evil,but compelling & beautiful too. Let's hope they're never used again.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+inkitatus1 Thanks, and I agree with you regarding their use in the future.

[@MRMfwich84]

Why would you add Star Wars to the Audio? This footage is incredible on its own.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Because I like the music?

[@CimbomFanFiction]

@@DavidPetersonAU hes right its a bit weird

[@db-bu9pc]

David Peterson i just assumed it was because you’re showing what is essentially Death Stars lmao I thought it worked well with it

[@rex2d292]

I would usually cringe at the fact that star wars music is in this but the way that the video is made forces the moment quite well

[@Colonel_Klink]

First, love the epic Star Wars music, secondly, these would be so beautiful if not for the completely devastating nature of their use.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+Colonel_Klink Yeah, I know what you mean.

[@infrnex9085]

David Peterson u will Get 1m subscribers soon If u make videos like this with Awsome background music ;)

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+yoyo baby If over learned anything from these videos, music is a matter of taste - I can't please everyone all the time. But thanks :)

[@d.cypher2920]

Most beautiful, and horrible thing man has ever invented..... hands down. Thanks for posting this.

[@bvrtek]

Another breathtaking video, wow man, do more videos like this please! Music is just great and perfect.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks! Who knows, I might finally have some time when we go into lockdown...

[@Ricky-ce3jo]

Something I hope to never see in my life detonated, as mesmerizing as it is

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Likewise

[@rjpx947]

The moment you realize the soundtrack is completely appropriate here, because you are igniting miniature stars over the Earth, and summoning them to use on other people in an act of total war...

[@cipcervantes15]

They look like tiny little suns ! Absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing. Even just for a split second 😍

[@Silentsilo987]

Amazing isn't it? They really are quite something to look at. Tiny little suns is a good way to put it bc they kind of are...just a matter of scale, really.

[@kidkique]

Except stars are held together by gravity.

[@Lofiguy_35]

That last one was crazy af !!!! It looks like a meteor crashing

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, it's nuts. And that whole thing is in super slomo. I can't remember the exact speed, but in real time its measured in milliseconds.

[@rareinnature1]

It's unnerving to think that there have been 'Broken Arrows' and that to date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.

[@chattywalrus8485]

May this never happen on Earth again!

[@MattyKCuming]

Nicely edited

[@pete1972]

Wow, really well done. The images with the music was moving

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks!

[@afaz4070]

Ya

[@ifect_]

VERY GOOD. The music go's with it well.

[@mooncake9242]

You do the best edits

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks!

[@NİCKSİZ123-x3c]

@@DavidPetersonAU Share new video

[@marcelogranja]

you are very skilled at using soundtracks

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks! I put a lot of time into finding the right one for each video.

[@shw367]

WOW! now that's a lot of damage

[@DavidPetersonAU]

I know right?

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

It sure is

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Amazing video, the music worked surprisingly well. Check out the video "Obsidian", it's kind of similar, but with a different take on the music.

[@infrnex9085]

Another awsome video i was waiting for 😍

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+yoyo baby I think the music will grow on you 😉

[@shawnnewcomer4879]

The initial spheres of light look like the sun and moon combined together. In black and white, at least.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, not recommended that you look directly at it.

[@egooidios5061]

Great, imagine recording those with modern equipment. I believe we should make a few more tests for the sake of science and see what can we learn....

[@themachinehead4421]

That would probably have more disadvantages than advantages, but I agreed, it would be awesome to watch!

[@declandoyle4151]

No, we most certainly shouldn't "make a few more tests". We've learned a hell of a lot the first time around, ,with a large toll incurred by such tests. As fascinated as I am with these devices and the science behind them, thankfully the world has moved on and full scale tests are no longer necessary.

[@circuit8511]

we have done >2,000 nuclear tests to date, i'm pretty sure one more wouldn't hurt.

[@stardolphin2]

@@circuit8511 Doing them in the open air again (even one) is what would bother people more than anything. Especially as the US is a signatory to the Test Ban Treaty that explicitly forbids anything but testing underground, on Earth. And since then, we've moved away from actual testing completely, using computer simulations (one of many government uses for supercomputers).

[@_Andrew2002]

One, there's too many hippes against them now days Two, digital camera would be destroyed by a nuclear test, you have to use film to record an atmospheric nuclear test

[@edlynnieves7400]

I really wish you would come back

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Did I go somewhere?

[@edlynnieves7400]

MaYbE...but thanks for answering and I also ask that because of the disappearance in 2017

[@TheLoreKeep]

What’s with the Star Wars music

[@DavidPetersonAU]

I like it, and it seemed to fit the tone off the video? Possibly influenced by watching Rogue One?

[@rkv195]

Need more videos man.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, I know...

[@pacificrules]

These weapons of destruction exist because the materials exist, obviously. However what also exist is the entities of good and evil, and the choice between them are within oneself to choose wisely. Some chose poorly and the atomic bomb was one of many results to fend off or stop evil in its track.

[@appleboy3793]

Yeah... the Star Wars theme made this epic

[@anthonyc8117]

210? What, a dozen or two weren't enough to figure things out?

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Apparently not 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@moralfuxery]

Right I say this all the time in these videos. The ignorance of these people was astronomical. Very smart people doing very dumb things

[@50buttfish]

Appears, they were testing at different altitudes for more damaging effect and/or larger death rates.

[@insideoutsideupsidedown2218]

Nope. The designs were very different from one another. The basic concept is to find the best use of limited enriched materials.

[@thekrustykooch4547]

Only G's watch declassified atmospheric nuclear explosion footage with Star Wars music

[@DavidPetersonAU]

What's a G?

[@thekrustykooch4547]

@@DavidPetersonAU Basically an absolute deemed legend mate

[@DavidPetersonAU]

@thekrustykooch4547 Haha ok, I'll take your word for it.

[@JRobertOppenheimerVideos]

Beautiful.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

😂👍🏻

[@koi-irako]

And scary at the same time

[@declandoyle4151]

Ah, Mister Oppy. I loved your quote, "I have become dyslexia, destroyer of words", from the "Bag of odd Geezers".

[@encinobalboa]

Star Wars TFA trailer music. I watched that trailer dozens of times and then the movie came out. That trailer was the best Star Wars product Disney put out. It has been all downhill since.

[@edelliot]

encinobalboa Star Wars? Only losers watch that.

[@joseunknow6144]

@@edelliot and only idiots say that ppl are losers just for what they see Pd. I dont see star wars

[@blvp2145]

Its a shame that Jar Jar and KK, F up, SW.

[@joseunknow6144]

@@blvp2145 i didnt understand anything xD

[@keronplug14]

1:58 that hill was literally obliterated.

[@elijahblechman8633]

it was about three feet high from what i've been told.

[@minimixe]

lol

[@abes3925]

Its a pile of dirt. The camera lens makes it nuke look bigger than it is. Its kinda like how when you're far away from a buidling and close one eye while looking at it you can make it seem you're holding the building with your finger and thumb.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

I'm not sure what the size of it was, but just as happy not to be standing on that hill/dirt pile regardless.

[@zaadworks]

impressive

[@willparsons4240]

That last one was terrifying

[@DavidPetersonAU]

I know, right? Still gives me goosebumps.

[@WSoulsanctuary]

that's awsome

[@euanstirling1866]

I mean visually yes. But nuclear testing like this is horrific and they directly effect communities of people, animals and the earth’s biodiversity.

[@rohitjudo]

Now think about two abominations like this that were dropped on the innocent residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+rohit judo yep :-/

[@branchbutler8356]

Better than the whole nation of Japan's family's forced to fight till there dying breath killing millions

[@lucanorton]

The bombings were.......justified.

[@_Andrew2002]

They were not justified Luca. Had the States did what they did in Germany and helped Russia, the war would end, just a few days later. The war ended because Russia was invading Japan. The only thing the bombs did was make Russia start invading Japan earlier

[@stardolphin2]

Do remember that one of the reasons those targets were chosen was because they'd experienced little other harm from the war. We wanted to know what would happen to an intact city. Places like Tokyo and Yokohama had already been made just as flat from repeated high-explosive and incendiary (firebombing) attacks. Even back then, we knew there was little point in 'making the rubble bounce higher' in those cities, with nukes. Once the Allies controlled islands within range of the B-29, plenty of conventional bombing of cities happened, with plenty of casualties.

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

Cracking job as always ser. Fantastic work keep it up!

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks!

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

@@DavidPetersonAU What editing software did you use for Escape Velocity? I have been binge watching that today. It's truly remarkable, probably the most well edited info-graphic video on YT!

[@DavidPetersonAU]

KINGatLIFE It was edited in Final Cut Pro X. There are a lot of retimings in to help moments hit on the beat, and FCPX makes it soooo much easier than Premiere or Avid...

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

@@DavidPetersonAU Yeah but I bet it took you a very long time still. I can't wait for your next one man!! Honestly I'm your biggest fan haha :D

[@DavidPetersonAU]

KINGatLIFE Yeah, it took a while. Was doing it in my spare time mostly, but it's probably 2 to 3 weeks of work, including researching, finding footage, etc. Was a fun project though!

[@bipolarspock6145]

Starfish prime?

[@tomnps1671]

Why would anyone want to explode a hydrogen bomb in space?

[@DavidPetersonAU]

If you're interested in this topic, here is a documentary/propaganda film of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested: the Tsar Bomba kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJOmaHWujdmCotE The explosion is at around 20 minutes in, and there is a bunch of unedited footage of the event attached at the end. Fascinating and somewhat terrifying.

[@aherald5131]

Again brilliant execution. The choice accompanymenot, balanced on the light and dark side. Empire and Rebellion. I had chills at 1:58 as you mentioned elsewhere. It's kind of horrific, understanding the implications before you begin too see any kinetic impacts. Knowing the energy involved I was kinda traumatized.

[@Jimmy-cw7ho]

You can just about 70% the great composer/conductor Multi Academy Awards winner John Williams finished productions and it will more than just fit the footage, it will demand it belongs with the footage

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I'd like to see the Los Alamos National Laboratory follow LANL's footsteps and declassify its' film footage.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Fascinating and terrifying.

[@Simulera]

Los Alamos National Laboratory is LANL. That is what “LANL” stands for, L-os A-lamos N-ational L-aboratory.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

@@Simulera I still think of it as LASL.

[@thelegacyshow4248]

Jesus, im not even there and I'm intimidated. And humbled too. Jesus

[@fish3313]

i like the music!:)

[@DavidPetersonAU]

You can thank John Williams 😉

[@Kragatar]

1:47 Is an incredible shot.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, it's the reason I made the video to be honest. Gives me goosebumps every time.

[@havze989]

1:39 Starting of the most Destructive Explosions.

[@limabravo6065]

In the spring of 1945, Einstein's most famous equation E=Mc2 was demonstrated in equal parts Awe and Horror.

[@HannaDN1]

Nice video. I stumbled on this going down a rabbit hole of sorts. What I find more interesting than the content though, is that there are so many new comments on an old video (3 years). That's an odd thing to see on youtube for a video of this kind. Wondering what brought everyone else here around the same time... feels a little like a state of coherence.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Don't get so many on this video. My others actually get more attention, even though they're older. Unfortunately, I can't explain the KZbin algorithm's choices in what it recommends 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@rodriguezhernani3820]

Firmament

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Huh?

[@earlkentsucalit3301]

Why do you only upload once every millenia? You still deserve more subs tho

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Time and inspiration, basically. They take a fair bit of time to research and produce, so they have to fit around me other work, since making a living on KZbin isn't possible unless you sell ads or sell merch. And I have to find a topic that's interesting enough to spend that time and energy on. I have a couple of ideas on the back burner though. I should see if I can make a start on one of them.

[@osmosis1st]

Even if I didn't know what this is it would still repulse me!

[@rileysrandom9835]

I like things that include explosions Space and more This is good content

[@doylehart4081]

All the damage and destruction they caused to the environment. Unbelievable.

[@Ragnar676]

Now why should we trust the gov?..and I'm being very serious. Cause this is the type of thing that has caused me to never trust them. Here's a damn good reason.

[@hagelslag9312]

Looks fucking terrifying dear god

[@narazyrena2062]

Nice Star Wars music!

[@blvp2145]

No one's really gone.

[@TET2005]

Now wonder we termed them as a thousand sun... cos it's intensity can blind you out....

[@mandangonz]

"Now we are all sons of bitches."

[@DistinguishedCanuck]

Great video

[@SINNER5150]

This is truly the scariest thing on this planet!

[@calgar42k]

Nah those are babies explosions ! dont be afraid of what your grand parents did , be afraid of what you do !

[@mattykinzisland6571]

Pussy

[@dylanweales8992]

@@mattykinzisland6571 HA HA,TOTAL PUSSIES

[@d.cypher2920]

How many people, after seeing that pressure wave and mach stem, with awesome negative pressure behind it....thinks it's possible to survive that? Seriously...i'm curious to know what y'all think here.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+d. cypher Yeah, it seems hard to believe. Keep in mind that the bombs that were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were relatively low yield compared to some of these...

[@d.cypher2920]

David Peterson hmmm. I see. Thanks for that info.

[@doggonemess1]

Just depends on where you are and what you are in. For instance, there was a bank vault almost directly under the blast in Hiroshima with relatively little damage. There were people within a few hundred meters inside wooden structures that survived. I think it's sort of like a tornado; it's very difficult to predict what exactly will happen in a dynamic system with all of the variables (such as other buildings reflecting shockwaves; ground reflection; thermal effects; etc).

[@stardolphin2]

@@doggonemess1 And understand that the blast and most other effects don't increase linearly with yield, but proportional to the 2/3 power of it. So, increasing yield 10 times (say from 100 kilotons to 1 megaton) increases effects not by 10 but only by about 4.4 times. Eventually, a point of diminishing returns sets in, especially as the size/mass of the device *does* increase more nearly linearly, all other things (like its efficiency) being equal, and you get something to big/heavy for a bomber or missile to carry more than one...or even just one. Even with nukes, accuracy can count for more than yield.

[@trolleriffic]

Humans are actually more blast tolerant than most buildings. The danger from the shockwave mainly comes from either being thrown into something or hitting the ground hard, or from being hit by debris. With really big bombs like the multi-megaton H-bombs of the early Cold War (which aren't in service anymore) it's the heat that would kill you. That heat radiating from the fireball goes on for much longer than it does with small bombs and it's incredibly intense so if the Castle Bravo bomb was airburst near where you lived your house might survive with some damage but you'd die if you were outside and exposed to the heat pulse.

[@Jimmy-cw7ho]

Only the best of multi academy awards winner composer/conductor John Williams would do for this epic subject matter, sorry Luke Skywalker but you gotta share your theme song

[@Loqar]

this was better than the Oppenheimer movie...

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Haha, well, it's definitely shorter. I did enjoy Oppenheimer though.

[@billant2]

​@@DavidPetersonAU- Cuz it's real yo. As big as they seems, they are dwarfed by the explosion of super-novas in the Universe.

[@SpressoHead]

I’d like to know more about that last one. Freaky as hell

[@DavidPetersonAU]

It is from Operation Teapot. Here's the original video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4rFf5-dht6tbpYsi=C2_b0X9T5H4jk7Vm

[@randomalt9617]

For some reason, I feel like this video once had so many more views, but apparently not... But in any case, this deserves more

[@samuelgabriel3924]

I hope you come back 🥺

[@troytellsit493]

Nuclear warfare?

[@Mehffort]

@@troytellsit493 these were tests, not warfare

[@fruitpunchsamurai8]

Need more videos

[@BluesyBor]

0:28 which particular test is this? That's one beautiful fireball with some outstanding phenomenons visible.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+BluesyBor It was Operation Dominic - Harlem, a 1.2MT bomb at 13,645ft. The full original shot is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4CZZnujqbVgb5o

[@BluesyBor]

Holy s...t! Not only a double flash, but even the shockwave overtaking the fireball is clearly visible. Thank you!

[@stevemcdonald4400]

the "double flash" is an illusion. Milliseconds after the explosion. Nitrous oxide is produced. Obscuring the fire ball for a few milliseconds. Then it burns off, allowing more light through, giving the appearance of a double flash

[@BluesyBor]

Yep, I know that, though I thought that the first flash is simply incandescent air heated by massive UV and X radiation from the hot bomb elements. But air literally burning up seems to be also possible, since that's what researches feared before first tests, only on a global scale. What's obscuring the light is a shockwave, which pushes air outward so quickly and at such pressure that it becomes completely ionised and therefore opaque to light - so when it comes forward, the light can't go outward past this wall. When it goes far enough and looses energy, it becomes transparent and we see the light again.

[@rickhobson3211]

Love the declassified footage, and nicely composed! The music is the weakest part of the video. Good music... but everyone knows it's from Star Wars and that somehow makes it work less well with this.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, I can understand that. I mostly picked it because the second last clip reminded me a lot of Rogue One.

[@havze989]

Why you stop uploading :c

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Just been busy...

[@havze989]

Bro Its not busy u not uploading like 2 years but still you reply at least we know you did not quit

[@trevorphilips3133]

Ww3 coming up. You will get fresh 4k 60 fps footages.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I wonder if John Williams composed the music in this clip?

[@RevMikeBlack]

This is why I couldn't make snow ice cream when I was a child. There were so many hydrogen bombs going off in the atmosphere that fission products and fallout were raining down on everything. It was awful not being able to enjoy the snow like kids can today, but civil defense officials made it clear that it was off limits. However, fortunes were being made... and that's what really mattered during the Cold War.

[@kiven6500]

1:31 wow

[@DavidPetersonAU]

+Kevin Feng Yep. But 1:58... :-O

[@theyungone-cg8ck]

David Peterson looks like a movie

[@forgilageord]

Hey, just letting you know that someone on KZbin called Creative Paws uploaded this video, unaltered, in its entirety on their channel with no credit to you. It doesn't show up on their uploads for some reason, but if you Google "An Ominous Radiance" it's right next to yours.

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Thanks for letting me know.

[@Stealyn]

creating a new sun in the sky with every detonation

[@mattman8685]

when will we learn to not be self destructive:(

[@2990rick]

Most likely AFTER we destroy our self's........Armageddon.........is fast approaching... pick a side there are only 2,,,,, God's and the other

[@libraryquiet]

+Marrhew Calvert+ What was self-destructive about this video? The only time atomic bombs were used brought a quick "end" to the suffering and brutality of the last world war. Get your priorities straight. Your life has been made more comfortable by today's technology which indirectly came from the study and research of the energy contained within the atom. Along with the benefits, we as a society, employ through the study and research of the sub-atomic world of quantum physics. Self-destruction begins with the individual and ends with the individual. Not science.

[@trolleriffic]

Are you self-destructive? Are there people in your life who are self-destructive? Do you try and help them or just ask rhetorical questions? Do I ask rhetorical questions? Did you know that if you say "rhetorical" five times in a mirror at midnight, Aristotle will appear and challenge you to a debate?

[@nawdres]

why this channel dosent have more videos ???? :(

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Lack of time/inspiration mostly. Sorry about that!

[@nawdres]

@@DavidPetersonAU well...thanks, your channel is impressive and entertaining, plus you can always improvise :D

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Haha, thanks! My slight perfectionist streak makes it hard for me to just throw things together unfortunately

[@TheDirtbiker715]

@1:05 a nuke that was so bright it became black void

[@SusanDelgado1177]

I was wondering what that black spot was

[@DavidPetersonAU]

Yeah, I'm not sure to be honest. If it was recorded digitally, I would say it's a "hot spot" that overwhelmed the sensor's abilities. I'm not sure if that's a thing with film though...

[@MercyOnASinnerLikeMe]

That is definitively terrifying. Yeah.

[@trolleriffic]

@@DavidPetersonAU It's the bright light bleaching the film. You can get a similar effect if you shoot footage looking straight at the Sun.

[@Jack.Strait]

Star Wars........

[@Sanatani_girl..]

It's amazing

[@SonOfKong33]

The power of creation, harnessed to destroy....This sh*t never ends well.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

Incredible footage. Shame there's cringe Star Wars music playing for whatever reason.

[@Jonpierrobeatz]

These sinister weapons shouldn’t even exist. this is terrifying for humanity!

[@trolleriffic]

@@smithy1833 And Ukraine would probably never have been invaded if they'd been able to keep the nukes they had after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

[@saturnproductions1827]

WOW