"King Bombe" Is 65 Years Old: How the USSR Has Experienced the Most Powerful Nuclear Charge in History and that Now
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On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union experienced the most powerful thermonuclear bomb in history. To deliver it, it had to be specially converted to Tu-95, and to save the crew by creating a huge parachute system. Why hasn't AN602 become serial? The answer relates not only to the technical features of the product, but also to the tasks for which it was created.
Exactly 65 years ago, the Soviets detonated the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear device in history. Paradoxically, this contributed not to bringing the prospect of annihilation closer, but to distancing the prospect of a nuclear confrontation between the superpowers.
The Soviet Union tested the world's most powerful hydrogen bomb, the Tsar Bomba, on October 30, 1961, creating a 60-km-high mushroom cloud and shattering glass up to 900 km away.
On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union blew up over the New Earth the "King-bomb", power, consequences, how the test went and what is known about it today.
October 30th is linked to events that have marked history, from the detonation of the most powerful nuclear bombs ever built, Tár Bomba, to the tragedies of Certej and Collective.
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