the soviets exploded first atomic bomb on 29 august 1949.
the soviets exploded first atomic bomb on 29 august 1949.
when did the soviets explode first atomic bomb?
29 august 1949
by mid 1949, all physics and engineering problems with soviet nuclear project were resolved, manufacturing technologies were completed, weapon design was finalized, and kb-11 finished testing of the bomb and their components. in april 1949, a group led by khariton and k. i. shchelkin, was moved to kb-11 to prepare and carry out the first atomic bomb testing in the ussr. the test site was in the semipalatinsk area in kazakhstan and at 7:00 am on 29 august 1949, the rds-1 charge exploded; this marked the successful completion of the development and testing of the first atomic bomb in the ussr and at a yield of 22 kilotons. at 7:00 am on 29 august 1949, the rds-1 charge exploded; this marked the successful completion of the development and testing of the first atomic bomb in the ussr.
rds-2 linage
trinity: a graphic history of the first atomic bomb









































trinity: a graphic history of the first atomic bomb is the debut graphic novel written and illustrated by jonathan fetter-vorm. it provides an account of the manhattan project and the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki, as well as mentioning the chain of events after. the title arises from the code-name, trinity, given to the test site for the first nuclear weapon.
trinity: a graphic history of the first atomic bomb