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Show Of Red Contempt Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Super Bomb

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keywords: cold war, nuclear bomb testing, united nations, ambassador adlai stevenson, soviet union, atomic super bomb

Synopsis: The United Nations meet in anger and shock after the Soviet Union detonates the atomic 50-Megaton super bomb...(read more)

  • Date: 1961
  • Duration: 00:01:42
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Super Bomb

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Show Of Red Contempt Soviet Union Explodes Atomic Super Bomb

The United Nations meets in anger and shock after the Russians detonated their Atomic super-bomb or Tzar bomb on October 30,1961. Shows Ambassador Adlai Stevenson speaking to the nations of the world at the UN (United Nations). Ambassador Adlai Stevenson sums up the feelings of the majority of nations when he calls the 50-Megaton or better blast "a great leap backward toward anarchy and disaster".