This Day in History: 1949-08-29
(August 29, 1949)
The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known as Joe-1 in the West; it was an exact replica of the Fat Man bomb used by the United States on Nagasaki during World War II.
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(August 29, 1949)
The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known as Joe-1 in the West; it was an exact replica of the Fat Man bomb used by the United States on Nagasaki during World War II.