RDS-37 Thermonuclear Bomb Test
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: Semipalatinsk, USSR
Source: Inbox.lv
The RDS-37 was a Soviet thermonuclear bomb tested on November 22, 1955, at the Semipalatinsk test site. It was a two-stage thermonuclear device developed under the leadership of Andrei Sakharov and others, marking a significant advancement in nuclear weapons technology for the USSR. The bomb was dropped from a Tu-16 aircraft using a parachute to allow safe distance from the explosion, resulting in
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Government
- Location
- Semipalatinsk, USSR
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Inbox.lv
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Description | The RDS-37 was a Soviet thermonuclear bomb tested on November 22, 1955, at the Semipalatinsk test site. It was a two-stage thermonuclear device developed under the leadership of Andrei Sakharov and others, marking a significant advancement in nuclear weapons technology for the USSR. The bomb was dropped from a Tu-16 aircraft using a parachute to allow safe distance from the explosion, resulting in a 1.7 megaton yield, which was more than four times greater than the previous generation bomb RDS-6s. |
Original sector | Defense |
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Country | USSR |
City | Semipalatinsk |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear, Government |
Article published date | 2025-11-27 |
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