- "Atomic Annie" redirects here. For the French businesswoman and nuclear power advocate referred to as Atomic Anne, see Anne Lauvergeon
The
M65 Atomic Cannon, often called
Atomic Annie, was a towed
artillery piece built by the
United States and capable of firing a
nuclear device. It was developed in the early 1950s, at the beginning of the
Cold War, and fielded by 1953 in
Europe and
Korea.