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U.S. planes dropping bombs during a 1943 training exercise above New Mexico.
military history

In World War II, Bombs Sent Shockwaves All the Way Up Into the Atmosphere

Devastation on the ground affected the sky, too.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 26, 2018
A plaque commemorating what Belfast endured during the war.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Telegraph Building Belfast Blitz Scars

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.
Sign at Fort Douaumont reads: Danger, Access Forbidden.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Zone Rouge

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Darwin oil storage tunnel.
Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Europa Hotel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Europa Hotel

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
The guard tower.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Thorp Building Navy Guard Towers

During World War II the Thorp building was guarded by the OSS, FBI, and US Navy because of the top-secret bombsight being produced there.
The 100-year-old artillery shell beside more conventional trash.
found

Found in the Trash: A Rare World War I Artillery Shell

Nothing like an explosive discovery on garbage day.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 22, 2018
Whoops.
nuclear

What Happens When a Giant Nuclear Missile Accidentally Falls Back Into Its Silo

In 1960, a test of a Titan I missile went smoothly until the very end.
Sarah Laskow April 25, 2018
The marker.
Eureka, North Carolina

Goldsboro Nuclear Mishap

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.
Bombed Botero bird.
Medellín, Colombia

The Birds of Peace

Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Formerly used prosthetic limbs are everywhere in the visitor centre.
Vientiane, Laos

COPE Visitor Centre

In the world's most bombed country relative to its size, this incredible organization helps pick up the pieces.
Inside the old cathedral.
Coventry, England

Coventry Cathedral Ruins

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Nomans Land Island, from above.
islands

This Bomb-Covered Island May Soon Host Rare Bunnies

Noman's Land, off Martha's Vineyard, has gone from practice target to potential rabbit sanctuary.
Cara Giaimo March 9, 2018
Mosta, Malta

Rotunda of Mosta

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
OMAR Mine Museum.
Kabul, Afghanistan

OMAR Mine Museum

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.
Bomb boats in Tha Bak
Tha Bak, Laos

Tha Bak Bomb Boats

Villagers have recycled bomber fuel tanks from the Vietnam War and turned them into very, very strong boats.
The red post box.
Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
Completed Japanese balloon is inflated for laboratory tests at a California base, recovered in 1945.
Omaha, Nebraska

Site of a Japanese Balloon Bomb Explosion

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.