As the World marks the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing August 6, let us have a look at some of the greatest nuclear explosions which were captured on camera. These pictures can be regarded as examples of beauty images that hold great cruelty deep within.

Mike (Operation Ivy)

This was detonated November 1, 1952 on Enewetak, Pacific Atoll. The codename of the same was Mike which was a device block weighing 82 tonnes. It was estimated that it consisted of explosive power worth 10.4 megatons. This means that the intensity of Mike was 500 times greater than what happened in Nagasaki. Considered as the first victorious test, Ivy Mike wiped out the Elugelab Island. It also created a crater underwater 1.9 km (6,249 ft) wide and 50 m (164 ft) deep.

Romeo (Operation Castle)

This was one among the 3 tests of Operation Castle series which had high energy nuclear tests of the U.S. This has been recorded in history for being the third largest among the bomb tests by the U.S. government. Detonated March 27, 1954; Romeo was carried out on another Pacific island. It was called Bikini Atoll. The name was given aptly as the sites were secured in the Pacific Proving Grounds for nuclear tests.

Yankee (Operation Castle)

Another of the Operation Castle series, Yankee was accomplished on May 5, 1954; only days after Romeo was successful. The explosion was responsible for producing a yield of 13.5 megatons, which is recorded as the 2nd largest by any fusion weapon testing team of the U.S. Among all the tests that tampered uranium as a process of fast fission, Yankee's is considered to be the biggest.

Bravo (Operation Castle)

The third instalment of the Operation Castle, Bravo had a yield worth 15 megatons. This was 1,200 times greater in power than what was dropped on Japan (Hiroshima). By far, this is considered as the biggest nuclear device which is detonated by any U.S. team. The blast cloud was spread perilously over 7000 square miles in the Pacific. This included various islands in the region of the Bikini Atoll.

Tsar Bomba

USSR developed Tsar Bomba which left the world dumbstruck. It was detonated October 30, 1961 on Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic. By far, this is considered to be the most powerful test of a nuclear weapon ever.

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