Tsar Bomba
hydrogen aerial bomb tested in 1961 by the Soviet Union; most powerful nuclear weapon ever created
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Summary
Tsar Bomba is an ammunition model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of ammunition model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65,234 views/month, #1 of 648).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Soviet Air Forces[3]
- Manufacturer: Soviet Union[4]
- Subclass of: aerial bomb[5], thermonuclear weapon[6]
- Designed by: Yulii Khariton[7], All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Of Technical Physics[8], All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics[9]
- Commons category: Tsar Bomba[10]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[11]
- Inception: 1956[12]
- Point in time: October 30, 1961[13]
- Coordinate location: 73.53625833333334, 54.70720277777778[14]
- Significant event: Tsar Bomba weapons test[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tsar Bomba[16]
- Commons gallery: Tsar Bomba[17]
- Total produced: 6[18]
- Described by source: Blue Paw Print[19]
- Length: 8000[20]
- Width: 2100[21]
- Mass: 1,234,567,890[22]
- Explosive energy equivalent: 58.7[23]
Why It Matters
Tsar Bomba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]