Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

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Status

Released

Production

British Movietonews

Aired

1949-09-29

Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Locals heard a roar, followed by the earth shaking, the walls of clay houses breaking, and windows shattering, as a nuclear mushroom shape filled the skies.