Soviet thermonuclear weapons program
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The Soviet thermonuclear weapons program was the Cold War-era research and development effort that produced the USSR’s hydrogen bombs and established its strategic nuclear parity with the United States.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet hydrogen bomb program | 2 |
| Soviet nuclear weapons program | 2 |
| Soviet thermonuclear weapons program canonical | 2 |
| Soviet nuclear program | 1 |
| Soviet nuclear testing program | 1 |
| Soviet nuclear weapons testing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Context triple: [Vitaly Ginzburg, workedOn, Soviet thermonuclear weapons program]
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A.
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program
The U.S. thermonuclear weapons program was the Cold War-era American effort to design, test, and deploy hydrogen bombs and other advanced nuclear weapons, fundamentally shaping global nuclear strategy and arms races.
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B.
Soviet missile program
The Soviet missile program was the extensive Cold War-era initiative through which the USSR developed and deployed ballistic missiles and space-launch rockets, forming the backbone of its strategic military and space capabilities.
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C.
Soviet atomic bomb project (indirectly, via espionage)
The Soviet atomic bomb project was the clandestine program through which the USSR rapidly developed its first nuclear weapons, heavily aided by intelligence gathered from Western atomic research during and after World War II.
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D.
Titan II ICBM
The Titan II ICBM was a U.S. Cold War-era intercontinental ballistic missile known for its powerful two-stage liquid-fueled design and role as both a nuclear deterrent and the launch vehicle for NASA’s Gemini missions.
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E.
Teller–Ulam design
The Teller–Ulam design is the standard two-stage thermonuclear weapon architecture that enables the immense explosive power of modern hydrogen bombs through radiation-driven compression of a secondary fusion stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Target entity description: The Soviet thermonuclear weapons program was the Cold War-era research and development effort that produced the USSR’s hydrogen bombs and established its strategic nuclear parity with the United States.
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A.
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program
The U.S. thermonuclear weapons program was the Cold War-era American effort to design, test, and deploy hydrogen bombs and other advanced nuclear weapons, fundamentally shaping global nuclear strategy and arms races.
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B.
Soviet missile program
The Soviet missile program was the extensive Cold War-era initiative through which the USSR developed and deployed ballistic missiles and space-launch rockets, forming the backbone of its strategic military and space capabilities.
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C.
Soviet atomic bomb project (indirectly, via espionage)
The Soviet atomic bomb project was the clandestine program through which the USSR rapidly developed its first nuclear weapons, heavily aided by intelligence gathered from Western atomic research during and after World War II.
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D.
Titan II ICBM
The Titan II ICBM was a U.S. Cold War-era intercontinental ballistic missile known for its powerful two-stage liquid-fueled design and role as both a nuclear deterrent and the launch vehicle for NASA’s Gemini missions.
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E.
Teller–Ulam design
The Teller–Ulam design is the standard two-stage thermonuclear weapon architecture that enables the immense explosive power of modern hydrogen bombs through radiation-driven compression of a secondary fusion stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear weapons development program
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thermonuclear bomb ⓘ thermonuclear device ⓘ thermonuclear weapons program ⓘ two-stage thermonuclear device ⓘ |
| aim |
achieve strategic nuclear parity with the United States
ⓘ
develop hydrogen bombs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soviet thermonuclear weapons program
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surface form:
Soviet hydrogen bomb program
USSR thermonuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| firstThermonuclearTest | RDS-6s ⓘ |
| firstThermonuclearTestDate | 1953-08-12 ⓘ |
| firstTrueTwoStageTest | RDS-37 ⓘ |
| firstTrueTwoStageTestDate | 1955-11-22 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| keyInstitution |
Arzamas-16
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KB-11 ⓘ Soviet Ministry of General Machine Building ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Medium Machine Building
Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Andrei Sakharov
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Igor Kurchatov ⓘ Lavrentiy Beria ⓘ Vitaly Ginzburg ⓘ Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich ⓘ
surface form:
Yakov Zeldovich
Yulii Khariton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableDevice |
RDS-37
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RDS-6s ⓘ Tsar Bomba ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
U.S. thermonuclear weapons program
ⓘ
surface form:
United States thermonuclear weapons program
|
| oversightBy |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Soviet government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet thermonuclear weapons program
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Soviet nuclear weapons program
|
| peakYieldDevice | Tsar Bomba ⓘ |
| result |
deployment of thermonuclear gravity bombs
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deployment of thermonuclear warheads on ballistic missiles ⓘ strategic nuclear parity with the United States ⓘ |
| scientificConcept |
layer-cake design
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radiation implosion ⓘ two-stage thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
RDS-37 test
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RDS-6s test ⓘ Tsar Bomba ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Bomba test
first Soviet thermonuclear test ⓘ |
| startPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| testDate |
1953-08-12
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1955-11-22 ⓘ 1961-10-30 ⓘ |
| testSite |
Tsar Bomba test site
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surface form:
Novaya Zemlya Test Site
Semipalatinsk Test Site ⓘ |
| usedFissileMaterial |
highly enriched uranium
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plutonium ⓘ |
| usedFusionFuel |
deuterium-tritium mixture
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lithium deuteride ⓘ |
| yield | about 50 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet thermonuclear weapons program Description of subject: The Soviet thermonuclear weapons program was the Cold War-era research and development effort that produced the USSR’s hydrogen bombs and established its strategic nuclear parity with the United States.
Referenced by (9)
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