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Soviet Union tests its first thermonuclear weapon

1953 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA whole source · open book
In August 1953, when the Soviet Union tested its first weapon of mass destruction—not quite a thermonuclear bomb, but near enough—the agency had no clue and gave no warning.

chapter: Chapter 8

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Start date (EDTF) 1953 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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