On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later they dropped a second atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Though these weapons effectively ended World War II, little did they know that the atomic arms race was just beginning. Than just four years later on August 29, 1949 the Soviet Union successfully tested their first atomic bomb. The explosion, watched by Lavrentii Beria and Igor Kurchatov, frightened the United States due to the fact the Soviet Union built this deadly weapon in only four years. This made many believe that the Soviet Union had spies within the Manhattan project. Thus, countless scientist where put on trial in 1950 and many other scientist including the creator of the Atomic bomb were accused of being spies.
Than in 1953 another bomb was dropped, known as the “Layer-Cake Bomb” due to its interact alteration of uranium and nuclear material, which created and explosion 30 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Even though the United States dropped their first and more powerful atomic bomb just a year earlier, fear still gripped the United States due to the fact the atomic bomb dropped by the Soviet Union was of an original Soviet design by Kurchatov and Sakharov.
This continuous atomic bomb research and testing would lead to the formation of the Hydrogen bomb by both super powers. The H-bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb, is the strongest and most lethal weapon ever created. On October 1961 the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba which is the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated with a blast yield of 50 to 58 megatons of TNT. During the Cold War the atomic arms race was in full sprint with both super powers developing enough thermonuclear weapons to destroy the world two times over. The buildup of atomic weapons and the firm belief of Mutual Assured destruction became the cornerstone on which every political and economic decision was made. Thus one could easily say the atomic arms race was the defining cornerstone of the Cold War.
Sources
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: http://www.soviethistory.org/index.php?page=subject&SubjectID=1954bomb&Year=1954&navi=byYear
Soviets test “Layer-Cake” bomb: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-test-layer-cake-bomb
The nuclear arms race was a truly harrowing experience for both superpowers. Each claimed self-defense as the reason for their continuous buildup of nuclear weapons. The amount of destructive yield increased exponentially, making the threat of nuclear war even more frightening. It would be interesting to see what kind of nuclear arms tests were done on both sides, and compare the “one-upmanship” of the U.S. and the USSR.
It would have been a frightening experience to have lived during the time of the arms race. Being able to see firsthand the power of the atom bomb I’m sure was both awe-inspiring but terrifying at the same time. Good post!
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The bridge steel didn’t melt , perfectly pristine and 3oo feet away from ground zero….
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THE A Bomb supposedly produce a heat of 6000 deg C
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