1949 ⟶ Soviet Union Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

Soviet Union tests an atomic bomb.
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⚔️ Chechen Insurgency Against the Soviet Union Begins

January: Chechen insurgency begins in Soviet Union.⟶
Chechen Insurgency Against the Soviet Union Begins (1940)
InsurgencySoviet UnionResistanceGuerrilla WarfareWorld War IIArmed Conflict
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

💣 Soviet Union Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

Soviet Union tests an atomic bomb.⟶
Soviet Union Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test (1949)
Cold WarNuclear Arms RaceWeapons of Mass DestructionSoviet UnionNuclear ProliferationAtomic BombMilitary HistoryGeopoliticsEspionage
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🚀 Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 1

October 4: Launch of Sputnik 1 and the beginning of the Space Age.⟶
Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 1 (1957)
Space RaceCold WarSoviet UnionScientific AdvancementSpace ExplorationSatelliteGeopolitics
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

🐕 Soviet Union Launches Laika into Orbit

November 3: Laika becomes the first animal launched into Earth orbit.⟶
Soviet Union Launches Laika into Orbit (1957)
Space RaceSoviet UnionCold WarSpace ExplorationScientific Advancement
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

💥 China Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test

October 16: China detonates its first nuclear weapon.⟶
China Conducts First Nuclear Weapons Test (1964)
Cold WarNuclear WeaponsArms RaceNuclear ProliferationAtomic BombMilitary HistoryMao Zedong
ChinaChina

⚔️ Sino-Soviet Border Clashes

March – September: Sino-Soviet border conflict.⟶
Sino-Soviet Border Clashes (1969)
Cold WarBorder DisputeGeopoliticsMilitary ConflictSoviet UnionIdeology
ChinaChinaSoviet UnionSoviet Union