That's the sound of the bomb." Most of the energy released by a nuclear bomb is broken down into three categories, which are blast energy, nuclear radiation, and thermal energy.

The Sound of an Atomic Bomb. A flash, a boom, then a roar. By Adrienne LaFrance. Library of Congress. August 8, 2017. Share. Save. Popular imagery of the atom bomb is oddly sterile.

Think you know what an exploding nuclear bomb sounds like? Chances are, you're wrong. The U.S. National Archives has digitized footage of an atomic blast which took place at Yucca Flat, Nev., on ...