Anniversary of the Tsar Bomb test

️Anniversary of the Tsar Bomb test The “Tsar Bomb“, officially known as AN602, was the largest nuclear bomb ever detonated. Developed by the Soviet Union, it was tested on October 30, 1961 over the Nova Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. This thermonuclear device had a yield of 50 megatons, which is 3,800 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. continuedThe bomb was designed during the Cold War as a demonstration of Soviet military power. Originally intended to have a yield of 100 megatons, it was scaled back to reduce radioactive fallout. The explosion created a mushroom cloud that reached a height of about 64 kilometers and a fireball visible from 1,000 kilometers away. The shock wave circled the Earth three times. Prominent Soviet physicists participated in the development of the Tsar Bomba, including Andrei Sakharov, who later became a vocal advocate of nuclear disarmament. The test was a significant tool, demonstrating Soviet technological prowess and intimidati... Source: Cyberspec News