Joe-4

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Joe-4

thermonuclear bomb

Also known as: RDS-6

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…known in the West as Joe-4 and in the Soviet Union as RDS-6, was detonated on August 12, 1953, with a yield of 400 kilotons. Significantly, it was a deliverable thermonuclear bomb—a milestone that the United States would not reach until May 20, 1956—and also the first use of solid…
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…known in the West as Joe-4 and in the Soviet Union as RDS-6, was detonated on August 12, 1953, with a yield of 400 kilotons. Significantly, it was a deliverable thermonuclear bomb—a milestone that the United States would not reach until May 20, 1956—and also the first use of solid…
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