What the first live broadcast of a nuclear bomb test in 1952 looked like
What the first live broadcast of a nuclear bomb test in 1952 looked like
Archive footage shows what millions of Americans saw on their TV screens on April 22, 1952 (Picture: Getty Images)
On April 22, 1952, millions of people across America switched on their TVs to watch the first live broadcast of a nuclear bomb test.
The detonation took place at the Yucca Flat test site in the Nevada, about 65-miles from Las Vegas.
At the time, the Las Vegas Sun reported: ‘Hell…
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