History Photographed on Instagram: "In October 1961, a test was conducted above the Arctic Circle, specifically 4,000 meters over the isolated Novaya Zemlya archipelago. This test involved a hydrogen bomb, possessing the power of 50 million tons of traditional explosives. Recorded footage displays a massive fireball and a towering mushroom cloud, reaching a height of 60 kilometers, illuminating the sky. Multiple cameras situated on the ground and aboard two Soviet aircraft captured these remarka

On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya. With a yield of 50 megatons, it remains the largest explosion in human history, more than 4,000 times stronger than Hiroshima. The crew dropping it had only a 50% chance of survival. They made it home, barely. #TheWarRoom #ColdWarHistory #TsarBomba #fblifestyle | The War Room