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RDS-2


The RDS-2 was a Nuclear weapon created and tested by the Soviet Union as an upgraded version of the RDS-1. It included new explosive lenses along with a new core design to decrease the probability of pre-detonation or fizzle. The RDS-2 was tested on September 24th, 1951. It tested with a 38.3 kiloton yield. It was detonated from the top of a tower thirty meters high. The detonation was controlled by a bomber flying over the testing site instead of the detonation being controlled by a ground control center.


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