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Atomic Bomb used for first time on Japan
United States uses the Atomic bomb for the first time in history on Japan. This event ends World War Two. -
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Cold War Arms Race
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USSR detonates their first atomic bomb
Semipalatinsk, kazakhstan. Start of the cold war -
Approval of Hydrogen Bomb Development
U.S President Harry Truman approves development of the hydrogen bomb. -
Britain enters the nulear arms race..
Britain Developes their own Atom Bombs -
Castle-Bravo Test
First test of the H-Bomb or Hydrogen bomb -
Vostock rocket: First ICBM missile
First (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) is tested. Developed to fly Nuclear Warheads over long distances. -
France enters nuclear arms race.
France developes their own Atomic Bomb....But its French. -
USSR makes TSAR BOMBA
USSR tests 58 megaton Nuclear device Named "Tsar Bomba" or King of Bombs -
China enters the nuclear arms race
China developes their own nuclear bomb. -
Reagan and Gorbachev agreement
US President Ronald Reagan and USSR's leader Mikheil Gorbachev agree to remove all immediate missiles from Europe. -
Soviet Union Ends. Cold war is over.
The End of the USSR. End of The Cold War.