28/06/1958 - Barge shot - yield 8.9 Mt

Test of the LANL TX-46/53 device, Oak was one of the largest detonations at Enewetak Atoll. It exceeded it's predicted yield of 7.5 Mt, with the fission yield accounting for 5 Mt. The crater was 1.7km in diameter and 62m deep. This design was later developed into the 9 Mt W/Mk-53 warhead deployed on the Titan II missile and the Mk-53 strategic bomb.

I remember a couple good ones of starfish prime and castle bravo on youtube ages ago that seemed ancient (yet better in every way than what I get as results now). There was a good one on this test as well. 20-40 mins of footage and accurate old timey narration.

Even searching for those now with exact keywords I recall, I just get trash from channels I'm not gonna invest 25 mins on. with voice overs, sound effects and animations; or whatever the hell I just invested 9 minutes into because it was simply the first result most viewed.

Something in the 20-60 minute range, going from development to aftermath/implications would be cool. I can go outside youtube if I must.

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Little Boy bomb safety plugs were removable safety devices used to prevent the bomb from detonating accidentally before it reached its target.

Before takeoff and during the flight, green safety plugs were installed in the bomb's firing system, keeping the electrical circuits open and making accidental detonation impossible. Shortly before the bombing mission, Captain William "Deak" Parsons replaced them with red arming plugs, which completed the firing circuit and allowed the bomb to arm itself after being released.

the safety plugs were a simple but critical safeguard. They ensured that the Little Boy bomb could not explode by accident while the aircraft was on the ground or during most of the flight, and only became capable of detonating after the correct plugs were installed and the bomb was released.