{"id":12516,"date":"2024-06-12T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12516"},"modified":"2024-06-12T20:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:13:45","slug":"man-claims-hes-made-shocking-discovery-in-area-51-using-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12516","title":{"rendered":"Man claims he\u2019s made shocking discovery in Area 51 using Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Images from Google Earth around Area 51 could be the aftermath of a chilling period of the area’s history<\/h2>\n

When it comes to Area 51 there are a number of different theories, but one may show something fascinating and terrifying about the site’s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Area 51 has become known for its high security and the haze of mystery and\u00a0conspiracy<\/a>\u00a0which surrounds it.<\/p>\n

The theories range from the\u00a0strange<\/a>\u00a0to the literally out of this world, with some believing the site houses crashed\u00a0aliens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One definite use of the site was as a\u00a0US<\/a> Air Force test base. This was where many of the experimental aircraft the US developed during the Cold War started their lives.<\/p>\n

That would certainly explain the level of secrecy, not to mention why the surrounding area has such a high prevalence of alleged\u00a0UFO<\/a>\u00a0sightings.<\/p>\n

But there was one other thing that the sparse and arid desert was used for in the Cold War. This was developing the invention which has forever altered human\u00a0history<\/a>, and may even bring about its end.<\/p>\n

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A nuclear test in Nevada on July 14, 1962. (Galerie Bilderwelt\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

That is, of course, the development of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

The images posted to\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Google<\/a>\u00a0Earth show a series of large craters in the landscape.<\/p>\n

Some investigation revealed that these were consistent with the explosive power of nuclear warheads which were tested in the area during the Cold War.<\/p>\n

That period saw the increasing proliferation of nuclear weapons, with governments developing more and more powerful weapons. This meant that explosions were carried out, with some even having small ‘nuke towns’ built nearby.<\/p>\n

One Redditor posted their findings to the\u00a0social media<\/a>\u00a0platform, claiming: “On Google Earth Pro (free desktop app) you can find out what bomb caused each crater.<\/p>\n

“This is the largest crater I could find, measuring 0.23 miles across. It was from the US nuke Hermosa and was detonated on APR 2 1985 at 20:00:00.09 GMT. It was a 150 kiloton nuke.”<\/p>\n

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What do you think it is? (Reddit\/Rip-kid)<\/cite><\/div>\n

For context, the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945 and instantly killed at least 70,000 people, nearly 20 percent of the entire population, was estimated to be around 15 kilotons.<\/p>\n

The current largest warhead in the US arsenal is the B83, with a yield of up to 1.2 megatons.<\/p>\n