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August 12, 1953

Soviet Union tests a thermonuclear weapon

The Soviet test accelerates the superpower arms race in hydrogen bomb development.

Canonical milestoneSemipalatinsk, Kazakhstan1 timeline

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TimelineTimeline of the History of Nuclear Weapons

Position 11

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 98%

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