RDS-2
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| RDS-2 РДС-2 | |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Test site | Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan |
| Date | September 24, 1951 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Device type | Plutonium implosion fission |
| Yield | 38.3 kt (160 TJ) |
| Test chronology | |
The RDS-2 (Russian: РДС-2) was a second nuclear bomb developed by the Soviet Union as an improved version of the RDS-1. It included new explosive lenses along with a new core design to decrease the probability of pre-detonation or 'fizzle'.[1]
The RDS-2 weighed approximately 3,200 kilograms (7,055 lb) and had a diameter of 1.25 m.[a][2] The RDS-2 was tested on September 24, 1951 and produced a 38.3 kiloton yield. It was detonated from the top of a tower thirty meters high. The detonation was initiated by a bomber flying over the testing site instead of the detonation being initiated by a ground control center.
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[edit | edit source]- ^ RDS-2 and RDS-3 differed only in nuclear core, hence similar weight and diameter
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