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Tsar Bomba
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The Tsar Bomba is the most powerful nuclear weapon or weapon of any kind ever constructed and tested. A project of the Soviet Union, it was a thermonuclear aerial bomb, tested on 30 October 1961 at th
A Tsar Bomba-type casing on display at the Sarov atomic bomb museum, Sarov
A Tsar Bomba-type casing on display at the Sarov atomic bomb museum, Sarov
View of the possible fission bomb primary within the Tsar Bomba casing, under construction at KB-11.
View of the possible fission bomb primary within the Tsar Bomba casing, under construction at KB-11.
The Tsar Bomba's fireball, about 8 km (5 mi) wide at its maximum, was prevented from touching the ground by the shock wave, but reached nearly 10.5 km
The Tsar Bomba's fireball, about 8 km (5 mi) wide at its maximum, was prevented from touching the ground by the shock wave, but reached nearly 10.5 km (34,000 ft) in the sky – the altitude of the deploying bomber.
The mushroom cloud of Tsar Bomba seen from a distance of 161 km (100 mi). The crown of the cloud is 65 km (40 mi) high at the time of the picture. (so
The mushroom cloud of Tsar Bomba seen from a distance of 161 km (100 mi). The crown of the cloud is 65 km (40 mi) high at the time of the picture. (source: Rosatom State Corporation Communications Department 20–08–2020)
Thermonuclear weapon
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A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb is a second-generation nuclear weapon, using nuclear fusion. The most destructive weapons ever created, their yields typically exceed first-gener
Tsar Bomba
…designation "AN602") is the most powerful nuclear weapon or weapon of any kind ever constructed and tested. A project of the Soviet Union, it was a thermonuclear aerial bomb, tested on 30 October 1961 at the Novaya Zemlya site in the country's far north. The bomb yielded the equivalent of 50 megatons of TNT. The…
Edward Teller in 1958
Edward Teller in 1958
Operation Castle thermonuclear test, Castle Romeo shot
Operation Castle thermonuclear test, Castle Romeo shot
Operation Grapple on Christmas Island was the first British hydrogen bomb test.
Operation Grapple on Christmas Island was the first British hydrogen bomb test.