Atomic History: Ivan the Monster

[-sam-]

On October 30, 1961 11:32AM (Moscow Time)
the Soviet Union broke the nuclear weapon test
moratorium that existed between the USA,UK, and USSR
since 1958 with the explosion of the largest H-Bomb ever.



The bomb was named "Ivan","The Monster",
"King of  Bombs" or later just "Tsar Bomba".
The name Tsar stands for things build in
Russia that were to big to be used. Like the "Tsar Kolokol"
a bell to big to be carried by any spire or the
"Tsar Pushka" an extraordinarily large howitzer
(never used). "Tsar Bomba" got it

[-sam-]

Sources and further information:
http://www.nuclearweaponarchive.org/
http://www.vce.com/
http://www.atomicforum.co.nr/

Screenshots  taken from the documentaries:
Trinity and Beyond
Nukes in Space
La ciencia en la guerra 5. La bomba rusa
Two Lives of Akademic Sakharov
The Strangelove Factory

[Scorpiоn]

Looks like fun.  The bigger question is where can I get me one of those.

[ChuckMajik]

The name Tsar stands for things build in
Russia that were to big to be used.

I don't no where you got you're information, but Tsar/Tzar/Czar is Russian for king or emperor.

[-sam-]

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[Ivan]

Look ma i blew a hole in the clouds...

One can only imagine what this one would have done if it was fully loaded (estimated double the yield)

[H]

I don't no where you got you're information, but Tsar/Tzar/Czar is Russian for king or emperor.

Which became a "useless" symbol/form of authority in their bloody revolution.

[Bombardier101]

My gawd, that's huge!

Which became a "useless" symbol/form of authority in their bloody revolution.

lol




Well thanks to their crazieness the world has just got more nuke fallout....d:omn... :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

Too big for my taste

[Bombardier101]

Too big for my taste

It's probably so big that if you dropped it in the centre of New York it would continue on after that What thickster thought about making one of those?!?   :-/

[Scorpiоn]

Probably the man whose job it is to protect his citizens, like, say, the president or the premier...  Go figure!

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Sweet!
I remember in a science comp we had to calculate its maximum yield or something...got it right, but neverthe less, I want one of them!
They should've tried it out on a country that was pissing them off, or didnt count...like Manchuria


A.

[Hagar]

Having lived through this time (I was 18 years old in 1961) I find it as appalling now as I did then what Man can do to his own environment without knowing or apparently caring about the effects. I'm still uncovering some of the terrible things that happend while testing these terrifying weapons. An old friend's sister died an awful death in 1962 after becoming exposed to radiation from a test that went wrong. She was just 20 years old & had never been anywhere near where the test actually took place. The doctors were stumped & they only found out what caused it many years afterwards. He told me about it only a few weeks ago. Goodness knows how many others suffered a similar fate that was covered up by the authorities.  I assure you there's nothing romantic about it.

[Bombardier101]

You are 100.0000000000001% right Hagar. It's horrible.

Probably the man whose job it is to protect his citizens, like, say, the president or the premier...  Go figure!

That is NOT protection! That is extravegancy!

It's just too d:omn big!

[-sam-]

I agree Nuclear Weapons are one of the most terrible
things mankind ever created. And for shure
I do not see anything romantic in nuclear testing !

But I also think it