Tsar Bomba
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Tsar Bomba was a Soviet hydrogen bomb detonated in 1961, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested in history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsar Bomba test | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AN602
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Kuzkina Mat NERFINISHED ⓘ RDS-220 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blastRadiusSevereDamage | tens of kilometers ⓘ |
| category | superweapon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| design | three-stage thermonuclear device ⓘ |
| designedYield | 100 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
| designer |
Andrei Sakharov
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Yulii Khariton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detonatedAt | Novaya Zemlya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detonatedIn | Soviet Arctic test range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detonationAltitude | about 4,000 meters above ground ⓘ |
| detonationDate | 1961-10-30 ⓘ |
| developedBy | Soviet nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| diameter | about 2.1 meters ⓘ |
| droppedFrom | Tupolev Tu-95 bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| falloutReductionMethod | lead tamper instead of uranium-238 ⓘ |
| falloutType | relatively low radioactive fallout for its yield ⓘ |
| fireballDiameter | about 8 kilometers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | largest man-made explosion in history ⓘ |
| influenced | international calls for nuclear test bans ⓘ |
| is | most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated ⓘ |
| length | about 8 meters ⓘ |
| locationCountryAtTestTime | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCurrentCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | about 27,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| maximumYield | 50 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
| mushroomCloudDiameter | about 30–40 kilometers ⓘ |
| mushroomCloudHeight | about 60 kilometers ⓘ |
| neverDeployedOperationally | true ⓘ |
| parachuteMass | about 800 kilograms ⓘ |
| parachuteRetarder | used ⓘ |
| purpose | demonstration of Soviet strategic capability ⓘ |
| relatedTreatyContext | Partial Test Ban Treaty discussions ⓘ |
| seismicMagnitude | around 5.0–5.25 ⓘ |
| shockWaveCircledEarth | multiple times ⓘ |
| symbolOf | nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| testCodeName | Ivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedUnder | Nikita Khrushchev leadership ⓘ |
| testType | atmospheric nuclear test ⓘ |
| yieldComparedToHiroshima | over 3,000 times more powerful ⓘ |
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Tsar Bomba test