Historical Events tagged with "totskoye"
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Military & Warfare
Soviet Tu-4 Bomber Nuclear Test Near Totskoye
September 14th, 1954 70 years ago
A Soviet Tu-4 bomber executed a top secret test, dropping a 40 kiloton atomic bomb just north of Totskoye village. The operation aimed to assess the bomber's effectiveness and understand the effects of nuclear weapons on military formations. Conceived amidst Cold War tensions, this test marked a significant moment in Soviet military capabilities and nuclear research.
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