1949 ⟶ USSR Tests First Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb. The test, know...
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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
☢️ Truman Announces Hydrogen Bomb Development
President Truman announces the beginning of the development of a hydrogen bomb.⟶
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💥 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.⟶
Nuclear WeaponsUnited KingdomAtomic BombNuclear TestCold WarWeapons DevelopmentOperation Hurricane
☢️ France Tests First Atomic Bomb
France successfully tests its first atomic bomb, Gerboise Bleue, in the middle of the Algerian Sahara Desert.⟶
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💥 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
☢️ China Tests First Atomic Bomb
China tests its first atomic bomb. The test makes China the world's fifth nuclear power.⟶
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