In 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba — the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested. With a blast 3,800 times stronger than Hiroshima, this reduced 50-megaton version still shook cities over 1,000 km away. Imagine what the full 100-megaton version could have done… Watch to uncover the terrifying power behind the world’s largest nuclear explosion. #TsarBomba #NuclearHistory #ColdWar #SovietUnion #HistoryFacts #NuclearWeapons #DocumentaryShorts | Geographic Enigma

In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba, the largest and most powerful nuclear weapon ever created by humankind. Dropped over the remote Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya, the 50-megaton hydrogen bomb produced an explosion so immense it defied comprehension — its mushroom cloud rose nearly 60 kilometers into the sky, seven times taller than Mount Everest, and was visible from over 600 miles away. The shockwave circled the Earth three times, and windows shat

Classified footage of 'Tsar Bomba', the biggest nuclear weapon tested ever emerges. The 'Bomba' was tested in 1961, and had a yield of 3,800 times over the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in Japan. Find out more | WION