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aug 29, 1949 - Russia Tests First Atomic Bomb (August 29, 1949)

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The first Soviet nuclear test occurred on August 29, 1949, when it detonated the bomb, known as Joe-1, at Smipalatnisk in Kazakhastan. The significance of this event is that the USSR was beginning to close the gap in nuclear superiority between itself and the US.

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aug 29, 1949
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~ 75 years ago
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