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A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto

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Isao Hashimoto's time-lapse map shows all 2053 nuclear explosions between 1945 and 1998, with each nation getting a blip and a running tally. Each second represents one month.

Used as a striking visualization of the sheer scale and rhythm of nuclear testing, and as a model for conveying scale with a counter.

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@sillysaurus32014-10 · in “The USSR used a nuclear charge to stop a gas well fire in 1966”

Here's a timelapse of every nuclear explosion since 1945. It really puts into perspective just how many nukes have gone off for purposes other than to kill people. It's amazing that only two were used for violence. ▶ this video According to the video, people have detonated 2053 nukes, and America has the dubious distinction of having detonated over 1000.

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@malandrew2013-09 · in “Want to See China’s Latest Top Secret Military Site? Just Google It”

That opening paragraph really puts the following time-lapse animation showing every nuclear explosion since 1945 in perspective: ▶ this video One of the most fascinating things is seeing how every string of nuclear tests in Russia were quickly followed by many more detonations in the US.

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@JBiserkov2025-10 · in “China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990”

I mean, just the nukes alone are incomprehensible, adding all the conventional munitions ... I'm out of words. A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto ▶ this video 1 second = 1 month

@johntfella2024-08 · in “Rising rates of cancer in young people prompts hunt for environmental culprit”

Bloomberg did a good mini-doc on pfas 8 months back; link I suspect it might end up being an all or the above kind of situation, perhaps mixed in with transgenerational effects from atmospheric atomic tests and so forth ( ▶ this video , link , & link )

@LeoPanthera2020-05 · in “Nukemap”

Related, and from the title I actually thought it was going to be this: "A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion" ▶ this video