Interestingly enough, Tsar Bomba was one of the “cleanest” nuclear weapons ever detonated, because the bomb’s design eliminated 97 percent of the possible fallout. Even its size was monstrous.

A Russian state corporation has released previously-classified footage documenting the development and detonation of the legendary ‘Tsar Bomba’ hydrogen bomb in celebration of 75 years of ...

Russia's nuclear energy agency has released never-before-seen footage of the test of the Tsar Bomba nuclear bomb in 1961, which produced the largest man-man explosion in history.

Interestingly enough, Tsar Bomba was one of the “cleanest” nuclear weapons ever detonated, because the bomb’s design eliminated 97 percent of the possible fallout. Even its size was monstrous.

Now, Russia is offering a behind-the-scenes look at the moments leading up to the detonation of that hydrogen bomb, known officially as RDS-220 and informally as Tsar Bomba.

The Tsar Bomba blast sent a column of dust and debris 42 miles into the sky Declassified video showed the terrifying test detonation over a remote island in Russia's Arctic in 1961.

Russia has released new footage of “Tsar Bomba,” the largest bomb ever tested. The Soviet Union exploded the bomb in its Arctic region in 1961. It was so powerful, people felt heat 170 miles away.

In 1961, Russia detonated the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuke in history, over a remote Arctic island. New footage has been declassified and shared on YouTube.

Foremost among those "super" weapons was Product Code 202 (in Russian: Izdeliye 202), better known by its later Western nickname, "Tsar Bomba." Designed as a 100-megaton bomb, Tsar Bomba was ...

Russia’s detonation of the Tsar Bomba during the Cold War became a focal point of arms reduction and limitation talks. Today, as the Ukraine war rages, the world appears again on the brink of ...

Article content. MOSCOW — Russia has released previously classified footage of the world’s largest nuclear explosion, caused when the Soviet Union detonated the so-called Tsar Bomba almost 60 years ...

Russia's state-owned nuclear power company, Los Atom, has released on YouTube a documentary video of the largest hydrogen bomb in the human race history, the Tsar Bomba, which was also called ...