29 août 1949 - August 29th: Russia tests its first atomic bomb.
Description:
On August 29th, 1949, Russia tested its first atomic bomb known in the west to be called Joe -1. The bomb was tested at a site in Kazakhstan. The Soviets called their first test, the First Lighting. The Soviets constructed realistic infrastructure to see how it would really affect the landscape when used in a real-life situation. They also placed animals in cages to see how it would affect human-like mammals. The bomb destroyed the infrastructure and incinerated the animals. The bomb that the Soviet Union dropped was a similar-sized explosion to that of the United States' first atomic bomb testing. This testing caused fear throughout the whole world of a nuclear attack.-Cailin
Sources:
Soviets Explode Atomic Bomb - History. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-explode-atomic-bomb.
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Date:
29 août 1949
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 75 ans