31 Aug 1953
US Statement
USSR Statement
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AEC issued the
ollowing state-
ment:
"On Aug 23,
1953, a fission ex-
Plosion took place
in Russian territory."
"The explosion was
in the same range
of energy release as
our Nevada tests and
would appear to be
part of a series.
If this proves to
be the fact, no further announcements
will be made unless
intelligence indi-
cates information
of greater interest."
18 Sept 1953
TASS announcement concerning test of new
types of atomic bombs
in the Soviet Union.
In recent weeks in ac-
cord with the plan of
scientific research
work in the field of
atomic energy, in the
Soviet Union tests have
been held of several
types of atomic bombs.
Tests were successful.
26 Oct 1954
Chairman, AEC
stated that TWehere
had been a series
of detonations of
nuclear explosives
in Soviet terri-
tory.
This series
(more)
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