Nuclear test, [johnston island as seen from] hawaii 1962 :: UPDATE:  some info i&#x27;ve found: Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States of America on July 9, 1962, a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Defense Atomic Support Agency (which became the Defense Nuclear Agency in 1971). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime no nukes dammit!