Development of weapons Flashcards
When did the USSR successfully test their first nuclear bomb?
28th August 1949
What was the first USSR nuclear bomb called and what type was it?
First Lightning
Plutonium bomb
Where was the first USSR nuclear bomb tested?
Semipalatinsk -21
North East Kazakhstan
What had been the USA prediction for when the USSR would successfully test a nuclear bomb?
1953
When did Truman announce that the USA would start building a hydrogen bomb?
January 1950
How did a hydrogen bomb differ from the current nuclear weapons/
Used nuclear fusion
5x more powerful explosion than one using nuclear fission
When did the USA first successfully test a hydrogen bomb and what was it called?
November 1952
Ivy Mike
What was the advantage of a Lithium bomb to a hydrogen bomb?
Did not need to be refrigerated
Easier to store and deploy
When did the USSR Successfully test a lithium bomb?
August 1953
Joe 4
When did the USA successfully test a lithium bomb?
1st march 1954
Castle Bravo
What were the different strengths of the nuclear bombs the two superpowers tested?
Ivy Mike -USA- November 1952 - 10 megatons
Joe 4 - USSR - August 1953 - 400 Kilotons
Castle Bravo - USA - March 1954 - 15 megatons
RDS-37 - USSR - November 1955 - 1.6 megatons
Tsar Bomba - USSR - October 1961 - 50 megatons
What was the first bomber with intercontinental range and when was it created?
B52 Startofortress
USA
1955
What was SAC?
Strategic air command
USA’s main nuclear weapons strike force
bomber on 24 hour alert
What was the USSR’s response to the B52?
TU20 Bear
created in 1956
copied the b52 design
When was the first ICBM tested and by who?
may 1957
USSR
