33
/
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
August 1, 2025
10197341
981184
1

aug 29, 1949 - USSR Tests First Nuclear Weapon. 1949

Description:

29 August 1949 | Soviet Union tests its first nuclear bomb
The Soviet Union explodes a nuclear weapon code-named “First Lightning” in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, becoming the second country to develop and successfully test a nuclear device.

Added to timeline:

2 months ago
0
0
51

Date:

aug 29, 1949
Now
~ 75 years ago