The Soviet Union detonated the most powerful nuclear weapon in the history of humankind, the Tsar Bomba, on October 30, 1961.
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The Tsar Bomba: The Show of Force That Became an Act of Conscience
The Tsar Bomba was built to be a pure act of intimidation—a spectacular, non-military show of force to prove Soviet nuclear parity with the US. Its original, terrifying design was for a 100-megaton ...
On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon in history. The world had ...
Explore October 30 history including Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast, Tsar Bomba test, Mussolini's rise, and the first canned ...
The largest nuclear explosion in history, the Soviet’s dementedly destructive 1961 Tsar Bomba test, was almost entirely an ...
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