Summary: The M65 280mm Motorized Heavy Gun, known as “Atomic Annie,” was a Cold War-era nuclear cannon capable of firing a 15-kiloton nuclear shell. -Introduced in 1952, it was transported by two 4×4 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Army fired a nuclear weapon from its atomic cannon for the first and last time 69 years ago. The cannon, initially named ...

You might rest better at night thinking the U.S. Military has a good handle on what is and what isn't a bad idea in a combat setting. Should America and its NATO allies start wrestling in the mud with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of Operation Upshot-Knothole, was a 15-kiloton test fired from a 280-mm cannon on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Proving Grounds.