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Atomic ArchiveEdward Teller begins to lead a group of scientists in the creation of the hydrogen bomb.
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History Today President Truman orders The development of the Hydrogen Bomb to continue.
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The USA creates its first Hydrogen Bomb production facility in South Carolina, on the Savannah River -
PBS.orgUSA establishes a second weapons lab in Livermore California
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Britain Tests their first atomic bomb -
History.com The United States Detonates the first Hydrogen Bomb on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The bomb was code named "Mike"
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How Stuff WorksThe United States, The Soviet Union, and Great Britain are the only nations that strongly participated in the nuclear arms race in the 1950's
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Nuclear FilesAs a suprise to many the Soviets decided to accept the proposal
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History.comThe United States becomes the first nation to test a hydrogen bomb drop. The drop was successfuly compleated over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific