Soviet Union Tests First Atomic Bomb at Semipalatinsk, August 29, 1949
Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
Date: August 29, 1949
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