Sunday 18 February 2024

50 Megaton Tsar Bomba Declassified • Ivan RDS-220 Hydrogen Bomb

50 Megaton Tsar Bomba Declassified • Ivan RDS-220 Hydrogen Bomb

The Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen bomb (code name Ivan or Vanya), also known as Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бо́мба, tr. Tsar'-bómba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. 'Tsar bomb'), was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested. Tested on 30 October 1961 as an experimental verification of calculation principles and multi-stage thermonuclear weapon designs, it also remains the most powerful human-made explosive ever detonated.

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