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First Soviet H-bomb test (named Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.

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Largest available format 1920 × 1080 px 114 MB
Dimension [pixels] File size [MB] Duration [Seconds]
Footage 1920 × 1080 px 113.5 MB 32
FOOTAGE number
TME3619019
Video title
First Soviet H-bomb test (named Joe 4 or RDS-6) August 12 1953, USSR.
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Medium
hd
Date
c. 1950 AD - c. 1965 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

Colour restored. HD colour footage of the cloud formation from the first Soviet test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) on August 12, 1953, that detonated with a force equivalent to 400 kilotons of TNT. The device, which was nicknamed Joe 4 (RDS-6) was tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, also known as "The Polygon", which was the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons. Filmed on 35mm.

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