On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya. At 50 megatons, it was the most powerful human-made explosion in history—so massive it shattered windows over 500 ...
What followed after the bomber released its deadly cargo changed nuclear history forever. From a fireball that nearly touched the Earth to shockwaves that circled the planet three times, this is the ...