1952 ⟶ United States Detonates First Hydrogen Bomb (Ivy Mike)
November 1: The United States successfully detonates the fi...
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☢️ The Manhattan Project Launched
The Manhattan Project begins.⟶
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United States💥 United States Detonates First Hydrogen Bomb (Ivy Mike)
November 1: The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Ivy Mike", at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a yield of 10.4 megatons.⟶
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Marshall Islands💥 First Thermonuclear Weapon Detonation
The first thermonuclear weapon is developed.⟶
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United States🚀 Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative
March 23: Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative, a proposed missile defense system to protect the United States from attack by ballistic nuclear missiles.⟶
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United States⚔️ United States Invasion of Grenada
October 25 – 29: Invasion of Grenada by the United States.⟶
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Cuba🇵🇦 United States Invasion of Panama
December 20: The United States invasion of Panama begins.⟶
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