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From: prm@genesis.ecn.purdue.edu
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Subject: Atomic Cannon
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Date: 31 Aug 90 03:06:04 GMT
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From: prm@genesis.ecn.purdue.edu

"The first atomic cannon was 'Atomic Annie', the US Army's 280 mm gun,
which fired a nuclear shell on 25 May 1953 in a demonstration at
Frenchman's Flat, Nevada.  Within a few years nuclear shells were
developed for the 8-inch howitzer and the 155 mm howitzer, and the
Russians, too, began to exhibit heavy guns thought capable of nuclear
fire.  Because of the danger of escalation, no nuclear shells have been
fired in combat; but the nuclear capability has nevertheless
dramatically increased the destructive potential of artillery."

Source:  "Artillery", by Curt Johnson

Cheers,
Phil