11.   In Hawaii, even ranking military officers thought the first explosions were a drill of some kind or an accident.

12.   Investigators speculated that the second bomb was intended to harm police officers and rescue personnel responding to the first explosion.

13.   It became evident last month that Pakistan plans to conduct its first underground nuclear explosion at its Chagai test area.

14.   Lights stayed on in homes and businesses throughout the city, and people could be seen waiting for city buses even after the first explosions.

15.   Maurice M. Shapiro, former Manhattan Project scientist, offers a first person account of witnessing the first explosion of the atomic bomb.

16.   Mengo said he was walking along the avenue near the Ufundi building when he heard the first explosion in the parking lot behind the U.S. Embassy.

17.   No one was injured in the first explosion, but his wife was hurt in the second one.

18.   Soon after the first explosions, Saddam confirmed the American attack in a statement to the nation.

19.   That sparked speculation that the crew had survived long enough after the first explosions aboard the submarine to rush to other parts of the vessel.