RDS-1
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The RDS-1, also known as Izdeliye 501 and First Lightning, was the first test of a Soviet nuclear bomb. It was roughly based on the American design, Fat Man, and the United States assigned it the code-name Joe-1, in reference to Joseph Stalin.
1949
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mass 4.6 tonne, length 3.7 metre,
Soviet Union, .jpg)
Joe 4, nuclear weapon, salted bomb, Violet Club,
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Location: 50.4375, 77.8142, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
This chart from September 1949 shows the United States Weather Bureau's prediction for where the Soviet Union first tested its atomic bomb in 1949. Each colored zone indicates the probability that the bomb was detonated within that area.
1949 Events Collage V 2.0| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | This chart from September 1949 shows the United States Weather Bureau's prediction for where the Soviet Union first tested its atomic bomb in 1949. Each colored zone indicates the probability that the bomb was detonated within that area. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1949 Events Collage V 2.0 | Commons | ||
