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Sep 16, 2021
U.S. and Soviets Each Detonate Nuclear Devices
Sept. 16, 1961 - The United States and the Soviet Union detonated nuclear devices today. Both were announced in Washington by the Atomic...
Sep 6, 2021
Russians Explode Nuclear Device East of Stalingrad
Sept. 6, 1961 - The Atomic Energy Commission announced today that the Soviet Union had detonated a fourth nuclear device in the...
Aug 9, 2021
Khrushchev Warns of "Mega-Bomb"
Aug. 9, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev warned today that the Soviet Union was capable of constructing a rocket with an explosive warhead...
Aug 6, 2021
Atom Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima 16 Years Ago Today
Aug. 6, 1961 - Just before dawn today, the priests and the people of Hiroshima (pictured in August, 1945) gathered to pray before the...
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