Arms race 1961

Arms Race

By Nick Dawson
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb

    USA tests the worlds first atomic bomb in New Mexico. It was at the Trinity test site
  • Soviets Response

    Soviets Response

    The USSR test their own atomic bomb in Kazakhstan
  • Hydrogen Bomb

    Hydrogen Bomb

    The United States detomantes a thermonuclear bomb at Eniwetok Atoll. This is the first hydrogen bomb ever tested
  • Soviet H-Bomb

    Soviet H-Bomb

    When they USSR develops their own Hydrogen bomb it puts the whole world in fear including the Americans
  • Castle Bravo Test

    Castle Bravo Test

    A miss calculation causes disaster at Bikini Atoll when an atmopheric test of a hydrogen bomb is drastically underestimated in its power. This caused major radiation burns and birth defects for millions of people.
  • ICBM

    ICBM

    The Soviets were the first to create an intercontinental ballistic missile called R-7 Semyorka. The bast covered 7000 km in blast radious.
  • American ICBM

    American ICBM

    While the Soviets were the first to launch an ICBM the Americans bomb was far supperior covering 6350 miles.
  • Tsar Bomb

    Tsar Bomb

    The USSR's Tsar bomb was the nuclear weapon ever tested or used. The bomb weighed 27 meteric tons.