Images impressionnantes des dégats d'une explosion nucléaire <br /> <br />The M65 Atomic Cannon, often called Atomic Annie, was a towed artillery piece built by the United States and capable of firing a nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War, and fielded by 1953 in Europe and Korea. <br />The Atomic Cannon, at 280 mm, was the largest nuclear capable mobile artillery piece manufactured. On May 25, 1953, a 280 mm cannon fired an atomic projectile a distance of 7 miles at the Nevada Test Site. Twenty 280 mm cannons were manufactured. None were used in battle.