Tsar Bomba

Tsar Bomba (Russian: ????-?????, meaning literally "Emperor Bomb"), developed by the Soviet Union, is the largest nuclear explosive ever to be detonated, and is also the highest power device ever used by humans. It was detonated on October 30, 1961, as a test; this took place at a height of 4,000 metres over the Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic Sea; it was dropped from a Tu-95 bomber.

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The name was coined in an analogy with Tsar Kolokol, an extraordinarily large bell and Tsar Cannon, an extraordinarily large howitzer. Both had been built as demonstrations of technical prowess rather than for use. The bomb was meant for the same purpose. During its development, it was nicknamed Ivan.

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Tsar Bomba related Images and Photos (experimental)

Tsar Alexander II Tsar of Russia	Tsar Nicholas Ii with This Family	Tsar Nicholas I's Arrival in Camp	Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552 1894
Tsar Ivan IV Conquering Kazan in 1552 1894	Portrait of Tsar Peter II	Tsar Ivan III Tearing the Deed of Tatar Khan 1862	Portrait of Tsar Peter I the Great 1772
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tsar Nicolas II Satirical View	Tsar and Artist - Nikolay I in the Artist's Atelier 1883	Chaliapin as Tsar Ivan in a Revival at La Scala Milano	Royal Yacht of the Tsar of Russia