• @Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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      201 year ago

      The mock-up is. The original was tested once and that’s it. It was ruled out to be not worth it.

      But it has Tsar in the name, oooh spooky!

      • @frippa
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        121 year ago

        Only because “the chairman of the Central Committee bomb” wasn’t that threatening

        • They should also mention which tsar they do mean, the last one was pretty dud for example.

          Though he had biggest body count of all tsars, so quite fit for a bomb maybe.

        • @Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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          101 year ago

          It was considered not worth the effort for several reasons:

          • it was actually dangerous for the deliverer (the test was performed using a bomber)
          • it didn’t offer much advantages over having multiple smaller warheads in an ICBM
          • it was allegedly affecting local tectonics, as the testing grounds underwent several earthquakes afterwards
          • USSR just wasn’t that interested in nuking everyone else, it’s not USA

          Also, “fun” fact: Sakharov himself, the man who would go on to be a dissident, west’s darling and a peace prize nominee, has suggested using the bomb in a torpedo to create tidal waves across US coast. He proposed it to navy Admiral (whose name escapes me for the moment), and the admiral was absolutely horrified at what he called ‘cannibalistic’ idea.

          • ps1_lenin
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            61 year ago

            USSR just wasn’t that interested in nuking everyone else, it’s not USA

            b-b-but muh cold war! evil commies wanted to nuke us!

            • @Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml
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              51 year ago

              Try asking a lib how come USSR built the world’s first nuclear reactor (for a power plant), if they have only created the bomb second.

          • Marxism-Fennekinism
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            51 year ago

            Also, “fun” fact: Sakharov himself, the man who would go on to be a dissident, west’s darling and a peace prize nominee, has suggested using the bomb in a torpedo to create tidal waves across US coast. He proposed it to navy Admiral (whose name escapes me for the moment), and the admiral was absolutely horrified at what he called ‘cannibalistic’ idea.

            Gee! It’s almost like the USSR still gave a shit about the individual American people even though they hated their government!