tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.comments2024-02-24T04:07:55.492-05:00ATOMIC-ANNIHILATIONjames vaughanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.comBlogger478125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-38128348588345030202022-11-14T03:45:15.539-05:002022-11-14T03:45:15.539-05:00Does anyone know the identity of the cartoonist?Does anyone know the identity of the cartoonist?james vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-62776150891402039682022-11-14T03:35:51.056-05:002022-11-14T03:35:51.056-05:00thank you!thank you!james vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257538676931882302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-84536154771327765322022-06-01T04:29:22.368-04:002022-06-01T04:29:22.368-04:00English Electric Lightning, not British Electric. ...English Electric Lightning, not British Electric. Two still flying in South Africa..Sestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131668734973206315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-87421151849718515152022-04-29T01:11:11.780-04:002022-04-29T01:11:11.780-04:00BeautifulBeautifulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-32667104745607390702022-04-29T01:10:38.510-04:002022-04-29T01:10:38.510-04:00This is a awesome design . Whoever thought of this...This is a awesome design . Whoever thought of this must be a genius . If I had enough money I'd definitely want to live in a house like that . Air conditioned , clean , artificial nature is one of my strange desires Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-68506804200641431562021-10-21T09:25:37.278-04:002021-10-21T09:25:37.278-04:00"don't be directly behind that door when ..."don't be directly behind that door when the bomb goes off"<br /><br />If the shelter is built correctly, the main room is around a right-angle "entry maze" corner from the entry door. Radiation can't make the turn. And yes, nobody should be near the door or in the entry hall when the fireworks go "pop!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-2041528650262548242021-10-21T09:25:03.905-04:002021-10-21T09:25:03.905-04:00"don't be directly behind that door when ..."don't be directly behind that door when the bomb goes off"<br /><br />If the shelter is built correctly, the main room is around a right-angle "entry maze" corner from the entry door. Radiation can't make the turn. And yes, nobody should be near the door or in the entry hall when the fireworks go "pop!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-38202950346765287962021-08-07T09:06:52.720-04:002021-08-07T09:06:52.720-04:00English Electric Lighning always sounded like a ho...English Electric Lighning always sounded like a household appliance to me .. 8)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269227244479951158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-50800868237111214292021-08-01T15:14:09.302-04:002021-08-01T15:14:09.302-04:00A guy I used to road-race cars with a decade ago w...A guy I used to road-race cars with a decade ago was a Major in the US Air Force. He flew the Lightning in the UK during the 1970's as part of a pilot exchange program. He said it was the most "pilot-centered", "stick-and-rudder" plane he ever flew, and he flew all kinds of fighters up until he retired in about 1990.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-86298709301000806722021-07-31T23:13:29.043-04:002021-07-31T23:13:29.043-04:00The complete article can be found here:
https://ww...The complete article can be found here:<br />https://www.nikesitesummit.net/uploads/3/5/5/8/3558635/ring_of_fire_-_for_email.pdfrcsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-40416303789367111742021-07-19T21:23:39.650-04:002021-07-19T21:23:39.650-04:00Man... I think this a great blog, that I visits re...Man... I think this a great blog, that I visits regularly. Just to give proper recognition. Keep the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-13460851358365913812021-07-19T20:27:59.935-04:002021-07-19T20:27:59.935-04:00Hi. I've been trying to find out where this im...Hi. I've been trying to find out where this image came from. What aircraft is it? Can you help?Cpt Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323741197557474422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-78462800962912200672021-06-27T14:06:25.163-04:002021-06-27T14:06:25.163-04:00The above photo is of a Mk-53/B-53 Thermonuclear g...The above photo is of a Mk-53/B-53 Thermonuclear gravity bomb. The bomb shared a 'physics package' with the LGM-25C "Titan II" ICBM, designated W-53. The estimated yield was about 9 megatons. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-69031328012624591192021-06-22T13:56:15.411-04:002021-06-22T13:56:15.411-04:00As one who spent 5 wonderful years assigned to a S...As one who spent 5 wonderful years assigned to a SAC base with Titan II missiles and having spent 3 years in Titan II comm, I can tell you what I was told about thermonuclear warfare and why the B-41 was the largest yield bomb the U.S. ever made. <br /><br />First off, you must understand that an explosive device's destructive power does not increase in a linear manner. A 10 megaton bomb is not twice as powerful as a 5 megaton bomb. Actually it is only a touch more than 40% more destuctive. This is because the energy expands in a sphere and thus follows what is known as "square law" meaning that the destructiveness goes up as the SQUARE ROOT of the change in power. Since 10 is only 2 times 5 the change is the square root of 2 or 1.414. If you want to double the destructiveness of a bomb your increase must square. The square of 5 is 25 thus to double the destructive power of a 5 megaton bomb the power of the bomb must be 5 square megatons or 25 megatons. To double a 25 megaton bomb's destructiveness would require 625 megatons - something nobody ever dreamed of making.<br /><br />To be maximally effective (i.e. to be the most destructive) a nuclear or thermonuclear device's fireball must remain spherical as long as possible. For maximum destructiveness then you need to detonate the bomb in the air otherwise all you do is make a big hole and sent up tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere to fall eventually onto YOUR territory. The longer the fireball stays spherical, the better. I was taught that when you get more than a tiny bit bigger than 25 megatons, the fireball ceases to be spherical far too soon as it either hits the ground or the top of the atmosphere. Since even a 50 megaton would only provide a theoretical 40% increase in destructive power and since the fireball would run out of space to be spherical very quickly, the U.S. decided early on to limit the size of their weapons to 25 megatons. In practical use the largest bomb we were prepared to use was the 5 megaton thermonuclear device in the payload of the Titan II.<br /><br />For reference, even a 5 megaton device is hellishly destructive. A 5 megaton air burst at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) would theoretically destroy commercial structures for FIFTEEN (15) MILES (24 kilometers) in EVERY DIRECTION! I once heard Titan II described as "America's largest mobile phallic symbol" and it would be used to F**K an entire county!Otto Didactnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-14842628951472626462021-05-08T19:49:43.147-04:002021-05-08T19:49:43.147-04:00I actually had a whole series of these photos at o...I actually had a whole series of these photos at one time. Let me see if I can find them. I have the Dash-ones as well. If I find them, I'll let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-1278110261833583512021-05-02T19:33:27.391-04:002021-05-02T19:33:27.391-04:00You've posted a B-58 before, I think. And I t...You've posted a B-58 before, I think. And I think I'm repeating myself: For a machine with such a deadly and dire purpose, it is one beautiful bird. Saw one up-close at Chanute AFB Museum right before it closed forever. We could walk right up to any of the planes and touch them, and they had a B-58. Much smaller than you think it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-46883296234591218072021-05-02T19:27:40.940-04:002021-05-02T19:27:40.940-04:00Two of Ahnold's best movies: True Lies and Ki...Two of Ahnold's best movies: True Lies and Kindergarten Cop. The guy really can be funny.<br /><br />I've been to the Air Force Museum (now tediously named the "National Museum of the United States Air Force") and seen up-close that MX missile pallet with the ten MIRVs on it. Having come of age in the middle of the "Evil Empire" 80's, it's a creepy thing to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-67072670165737871432021-04-17T13:52:07.189-04:002021-04-17T13:52:07.189-04:00can we say "phallic"? yes - i know that ...can we say "phallic"? yes - i know that te sahape is defined by physics and technology .. but still, in the first 1.7 seconds after opening the page idid NOT think nuke .. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269227244479951158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-21786088787577878702021-04-05T17:13:34.995-04:002021-04-05T17:13:34.995-04:00The most successful bomber of all time, for all na...The most successful bomber of all time, for all nations. <br /><br />The BUFF will have been in service for over 100 years before it's finally retired in the 2050s.<br /><br />It was dreamt-up over four days by six Boeing engineers in a Dayton, OH hotel room in 1948.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-72716685501277209442021-03-21T11:38:22.376-04:002021-03-21T11:38:22.376-04:00RE: Test Shot Priscilla
Priscilla was actually my...RE: Test Shot Priscilla<br /><br />Priscilla was actually my 5th-grade teacher's name.<br />USAF would sometimes give little cutesy <br />dis-arming names to atomic tests like this & Gasbuggy.<br /><br />It's a new/clear strategy maybe.Realm Of Retrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070932577068618119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-72848103920723754222021-03-15T09:18:16.334-04:002021-03-15T09:18:16.334-04:00"Almost foolproof."
That profound admis..."<b>Almost</b> foolproof."<br /><br />That profound admission is why we've never had an accidental nuclear detonation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-48757202373993653662021-03-12T20:01:00.594-05:002021-03-12T20:01:00.594-05:00no point in that fighter toy...obviously the inter...no point in that fighter toy...obviously the interceptors were ineffectivebwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939555989809846043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-12879437409827517532021-03-07T16:52:32.374-05:002021-03-07T16:52:32.374-05:00For what it's worth ... GREAT comments and foo...For what it's worth ... GREAT comments and food for thought ...Richy Rich Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124688931794265302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-50208871076580585012021-03-07T16:30:16.991-05:002021-03-07T16:30:16.991-05:00What eventually did it sell for?What eventually did it sell for?Richy Rich Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124688931794265302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063748297872704759.post-28650256786888607312021-02-08T10:46:30.277-05:002021-02-08T10:46:30.277-05:00I believe that this is a Titan I base under constr...I believe that this is a Titan I base under construction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221370802381505944noreply@blogger.com