The Fallout TV show opens with a nuclear bang, but who started the apocalypse?

Why Did the Bombs Drop in Fallout?

Warning - The rest of this article contains spoilers forFallout.

Fallout TV bomb explosion, Ella Purnell as Lucy

Did Vault-Tec Drop the Bombs?

However, Vault-Tec didn’t just drop nuclear bombs once.

Therefore he decided to drop another nuclear bomb and laid waste to Shady Sands.

Fallout Vault-Tec bombs drop

When Did the Bombs Drop in Fallout?

The nuclear bombs can be seen dropping in theopening ofFalloutEpisode 1.

Falloutis streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

Fallout Vault-Tec bombs drop

Read more about Fallout on The Direct:

What’s In Vault 31 In Fallout TV Show?

Secret Experiment Revealed

Who Is Cameron Cowperthwaite?

5 Things to Know About Fallout Actor

Michael Rapaport’s Controversial Fallout Role Explained - Who Is Knight Titus?

Fallout Shady Sands

Fallout Show: Is The Ghoul a Villain?

The Dark Character Explained

LATEST NEWS

Fallout Bombs Drop in Episode 1

Fallout Show’s Cold Fusion Energy Explained: What Is It?

What’s In Vault 31 In Fallout TV Show? Secret Experiment Revealed

Fallout Show: How Did Moldaver Survive?

![Marvel Studios Reveals Every Official ‘New Avenger’ Going To Avengers: Doomsday](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/the_new_avengers_teams.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Marvel Studios Announces 2 Historic Supervillains In Phase 6](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/marvel-phase-supervillains.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![2025 Superman Movie Will Now Give Clark Kent His Own Enemy (Confirmed)](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/superman-clark-kent.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Marvel Studios Releases Its First-Ever Venom Symbiote Funko Pop](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/venom-funko.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Andor Season 2 Just Brought Back 5 Key ‘Rogue One’ Characters (Photos)](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/andor-rogues.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Max Announces DC’s Next Superhero Show Releasing Before Peacemaker Season 2](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/dc-peacemaker.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Amazon Prime Video Announces Sequel to Its Biggest Movie Ever](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/prime-vide-movie.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Marvel Studios Confirms Historic Setting for Phase 6’s First Movie](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/marvel-studios-phase-settings.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Marvel Shares First Look at Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom) On Avengers: Doomsday Set (Photos)](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/robert_downey_jr_doctor_doom_haircut.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)

![Thunderbolts: Why Taskmaster Got [Spoilers], Explained by Marvel Director](https://images.thedirect.com/media/article_thumbnail/taskmaster-why.jpg?imgeng=/w_auto,280 280w)