Soviet Tu-4 Drops 40-Kiloton Atomic Bomb Near Totskoye – September 14, 1954
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
Date: September 14, 1954
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