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'''RDS-3''' was the third [[atomic bomb]] developed by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1951, after the [[RDS-1]] and [[RDS-2]]. It was called ''Marya'' in the military. The bomb had a composite design with a [[plutonium]] core inside a [[uranium]] shell, providing an explosive power of 41.2 kilotons.<ref name=Bukharin01>{{Cite journal|last1=Bukharin|first1=Oleg|last2=Kadyshev|first2=Timur|last3=Miasnikov|first3=Eugene|last4=Sutyagin|first4=Igor|last5=Tarasenko|first5=Maxim|last6=Zhelezov|first6=Boris|date=2001|editor-last=Podvig|editor-first=Pavel|title=Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|publisher=The MIT Press}}</ref> The '''RDS-3T''' was a modernized version and the first mass-produced [[nuclear weapon]] by the [[Soviet Union]]. It was assigned to [[Long Range Aviation]] in 1953.<ref name=Bukharin01/> |
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'''RDS-3''' was the third [[atomic bomb]] developed by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1951, after the famous [[RDS-1]] and RDS-2. It was called ''Marya'' in the military. The bomb had a composite design with a [[plutonium]] core inside a [[uranium]] shell, providing an explosive power of 40 kilotons. |
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==Testing== |
==Testing== |
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RDS-3 was tested on October 18, 1951, being air-dropped. It was the first such test of a nuclear device by the Soviets, known as Joe-3 in the West. |
RDS-3 was tested on October 18, 1951, being air-dropped from [[Tupolev Tu-4]]. It was the first such test of a nuclear device by the Soviets, known as Joe-3 in the West. It was detonated at an altitude of four hundred meters. The resulting flash could be seen from 170 kilometers away, and the sound heard from around the same distance.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=RDS-3 Soviet atomic bomb test (1951) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSBzatUOTns |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225190948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSBzatUOTns |archive-date=2022-12-25 |website=YouTube}}</ref> The footage of the test was filmed by an instrument tower 7.5 kilometers from ground zero. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Soviet atomic bomb project]] |
*[[Soviet atomic bomb project]] |
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*[[RDS-1]] |
*[[RDS-1]] |
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*[[RDS-2]] |
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*[[RDS-4]] |
*[[RDS-4]] |
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*[[RDS-37]] |
*[[RDS-37]] |
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*[[RDS-220]] |
*[[Tsar Bomba|RDS-220]] (Tsar Bomba) |
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 11 February 2024
RDS-3 was the third atomic bomb developed by the Soviet Union in 1951, after the RDS-1 and RDS-2. It was called Marya in the military. The bomb had a composite design with a plutonium core inside a uranium shell, providing an explosive power of 41.2 kilotons.[1] The RDS-3T was a modernized version and the first mass-produced nuclear weapon by the Soviet Union. It was assigned to Long Range Aviation in 1953.[1]
Testing[edit]
RDS-3 was tested on October 18, 1951, being air-dropped from Tupolev Tu-4. It was the first such test of a nuclear device by the Soviets, known as Joe-3 in the West. It was detonated at an altitude of four hundred meters. The resulting flash could be seen from 170 kilometers away, and the sound heard from around the same distance.[2] The footage of the test was filmed by an instrument tower 7.5 kilometers from ground zero.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bukharin, Oleg; Kadyshev, Timur; Miasnikov, Eugene; Sutyagin, Igor; Tarasenko, Maxim; Zhelezov, Boris (2001). Podvig, Pavel (ed.). "Soviet Strategic Nuclear Forces". Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "RDS-3 Soviet atomic bomb test (1951)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25.
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