1961 ⟶ USSR Detonates Tsar Bomba
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful...
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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.⟶
Nuclear weaponsAtomic bombUSSRArms raceCold WarJoe 1Nuclear proliferation
☢️ UK Detonates First Hydrogen Bomb
The United Kingdom detonates its first hydrogen bomb.⟶
United KingdomNuclear WeaponsHydrogen BombCold WarArms RaceNuclear DeterrenceWeapons of Mass Destruction
💥 USSR Detonates Tsar Bomba
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful thermonuclear weapon ever tested, with an explosive yield of some 50 megatons.⟶
Nuclear WeaponsUSSRArms RaceCold WarNuclear TestsThermonuclearTsar Bomba
☢️ Jupiter Missile Deployment to Turkey
Jupiter IRBM deployment to Turkey begins, joining the Jupiters deployed to Italy as well as the Thor IRBMs deployed to the UK as nuclear missiles placed within striking distance of Moscow.⟶
Cold Warnuclear weaponsmissile deploymentTurkeyUSUSSRnuclear arms raceIRBM
☢️ USSR Resumes Atmospheric Nuclear Testing & Eritrean War Begins
The Soviet Union resumed testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. The Eritrean War of Independence begins.⟶
Nuclear TestsUSSRArms RaceCold WarEritreaWarDecolonizationAfrica
🚀 Soviet Union Launches Mars 1
The Soviet Union successfully launches Mars 1 with the intention of making a flyby of Mars.⟶
Space RaceUSSRMarsSpace ExplorationTechnologyCold WarScience