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Soviet atomic bomb project
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The Soviet atomic bomb project was authorized by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II.
Alihanov Kurchatov Ioffe
Alihanov Kurchatov Ioffe
Model of F 1 reactor 01
Model of F 1 reactor 01
RBMK reactor from Ignalina Ar M
RBMK reactor from Ignalina Ar M
A bomb
A bomb
RDS-1
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The RDS-1, also known as First Lightning, was the first nuclear weapons test that was conducted by the Soviet Union. It was detonated on 29 August 1949 at 7:00 a.m. Kazakhstan Time, at the Semipalatin
Soviet atomic bomb project
…bureau, led by Yulii Khariton, in the closed city of Arzamas-16 (Sarov). On 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union secretly conducted its first weapon test, RDS-1, at the Semipalatinsk Test Site of the Kazakh SSR. Simultaneously, project scientists had been developing conceptual thermonuclear weapons. The US…
The mushroom cloud from RDS-1, the first Soviet nuclear test
The mushroom cloud from RDS-1, the first Soviet nuclear test
The first Soviet atomic bomb, "RDS-1", was an implosion-type, like the U.S. "Fat Man" bomb, even in appearance; the front "eyes" are radar fuses.
The first Soviet atomic bomb, "RDS-1", was an implosion-type, like the U.S. "Fat Man" bomb, even in appearance; the front "eyes" are radar fuses.
This chart from September 1949 shows the United States Weather Bureau's prediction for where the Soviet Union first tested its atomic bomb in 1949. Ea
This chart from September 1949 shows the United States Weather Bureau's prediction for where the Soviet Union first tested its atomic bomb in 1949. Each colored zone indicates the probability that the bomb was detonated within that area.