1952 ⟶ UK Tests First Atomic Bomb in Operation Hurricane

The United Kingdom successfully tests its first atomic bomb ...
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☢️ USSR Tests First Atomic Bomb

The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. The test, known to Americans as [21]" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Joe [21], succeeds, as the Soviet Union becomes the world's second nuclear power.⟶
USSR Tests First Atomic Bomb (1949)
Nuclear weaponsAtomic bombUSSRArms raceCold WarJoe 1Nuclear proliferation

💥 UK Tests First Atomic Bomb in Operation Hurricane

The United Kingdom successfully tests its first atomic bomb in Operation Hurricane. The test makes the UK the world's third nuclear power.⟶
UK Tests First Atomic Bomb in Operation Hurricane (1952)
Nuclear WeaponsUnited KingdomAtomic BombNuclear TestCold WarWeapons DevelopmentOperation Hurricane

☢️ US Tests First Thermonuclear Bomb (Ivy Mike)

The United States tests their first thermonuclear fusion bomb, Ivy Mike.⟶
US Tests First Thermonuclear Bomb (Ivy Mike) (1952)
Nuclear WeaponsUnited StatesThermonuclear BombH-BombNuclear TestCold WarWeapons of Mass Destruction

☢️ UK Detonates First Hydrogen Bomb

The United Kingdom detonates its first hydrogen bomb.⟶
United KingdomNuclear WeaponsHydrogen BombCold WarArms RaceNuclear DeterrenceWeapons of Mass Destruction

☢️ France Tests First Atomic Bomb

France successfully tests its first atomic bomb, Gerboise Bleue, in the middle of the Algerian Sahara Desert.⟶
France Tests First Atomic Bomb (1960)
nuclear weaponsFranceatomic bombnuclear testingAlgeriaCold WarproliferationmilitaryGerboise Bleue

☢️ China Tests First Atomic Bomb

China tests its first atomic bomb. The test makes China the world's fifth nuclear power.⟶
China Tests First Atomic Bomb (1964)
ChinaNuclear WeaponsAtomic BombCold WarNuclear ProliferationWeapons of Mass DestructionAsiaDeterrence