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The '''RDS-5''' ({{lang-ru|РДС-5}}) was a [[plutonium]] based [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]], probably using a hollow core.<ref name="russianforces">{{cite web|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2012/10/interesting_document_on_soviet.shtml|title=Interesting document about Soviet nuclear tests in 1953|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519101448/http://russianforces.org/blog/2012/10/interesting_document_on_soviet.shtml|archivedate=May 19, 2017}}</ref> Two versions were made. The first version used 2 kg [[Plutonium-239|Pu-239]] and was expected to yield 9.2 [[TNT equivalent|kilotons]]. The second version used only 0.8 kg Pu-239 <ref name="russianforces" /><ref name="nkorea">{{cite web|url=http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/North_Korea_Talk_April_28_2017_Final.pdf|title=North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities: A Fresh Look}}</ref> |
The '''RDS-5''' ({{lang-ru|РДС-5}}) was a [[plutonium]] based [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]], probably using a hollow core.<ref name="russianforces">{{cite web|url=http://russianforces.org/blog/2012/10/interesting_document_on_soviet.shtml|title=Interesting document about Soviet nuclear tests in 1953|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519101448/http://russianforces.org/blog/2012/10/interesting_document_on_soviet.shtml|archivedate=May 19, 2017}}</ref> Two versions were made. The first version used 2 kg [[Plutonium-239|Pu-239]] and was expected to yield 9.2 [[TNT equivalent|kilotons]]. The second version used only 0.8 kg Pu-239. <ref name="russianforces" /><ref name="nkorea">{{cite web|url=http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/North_Korea_Talk_April_28_2017_Final.pdf|title=North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities: A Fresh Look}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 18 January 2024
The RDS-5 (Russian: РДС-5) was a plutonium based Soviet atomic bomb, probably using a hollow core.[1] Two versions were made. The first version used 2 kg Pu-239 and was expected to yield 9.2 kilotons. The second version used only 0.8 kg Pu-239. [1][2]
Testing[edit]
The two versions of the RDS-5 were tested during a series of 3 tests on September 3, 8 and 10 1953 in the Semipalatinsk test site. The test on September 3 (Joe 6.[3]) was probably of the 2 kg version and achieved a yield of 5.8 kilotons (compared to the expected 9.2 kiloton yield). The test on September 8 was probably of the 0.8 kg version and yielded 1.6 kilotons.[1][2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Interesting document about Soviet nuclear tests in 1953". Archived from the original on May 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities: A Fresh Look" (PDF).
- ^ "Database of nuclear tests, USSR: part 1, 1949–1963".