aug 9, 1949 - The Soviets explode its first atomic bomb
Description:
This replica, named Joe-1 by the West, was detonated at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan on August 29, 1949. Its estimated yield was about 22 kilotons. A few weeks later, a specially-equipped U.S. weather plane flying off the coast of Siberia collected radioactive debris suggesting a recent atomic explosion.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 9, 1949
Now
~ 76 years ago