What Was the World's Largest Nuclear Weapon?
About this episode
This episode discusses the Tsar Bomba, the world's largest nuclear weapon tested by the USSR in 1961 and its historical significance.
In 1961, the USSR set off a 57-megaton atomic bomb, nicknamed the Tsar Bomba. It's still by far the most powerful nuclear weapon ever built. Learn how its test changed history in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/tsar-bomba.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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