The Tsar Bomba was the largest thermonuclear weapon ever exploded, and it earned that title in spades. But there were some unforeseen aftereffects.

The Tsar Bomba, the largest and most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, remains an iconic and terrifying testament to the destructive power of nuclear energy. Developed by the Soviet Union during ...

Consider the damage a 100-megaton version of the Tsar Bomba could inflict on Los Angeles — say, if detonated directly above the U.S. Bank Tower, the second tallest building west of the ...

The Tsar Bomba mushroom cloud. Photo: Fair use Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Just after midday on October ...

The Tsar Bomba was one of the most fearsome devices ever built, a multistage hydrogen bomb that shattered the idea that there were any technological limits to the destructiveness of atomic weaponry.

Consider the damage a 100-megaton version of the Tsar Bomba could inflict on Los Angeles — say, if detonated directly above the U.S. Bank Tower, the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

A newly-declassified video shows the testing of the Tsar Bomba, a nuclear weapon built by the former Soviet Union. The bomb was built in the midst of the Cold War, and only one was ever ...

The Tsar Bomba is the most powerful thermonuclear weapon ever detonated, as no other bomb as strong has ever been tested.

1961: The Soviet Union detonates the largest nuclear or thermonuclear weapon ever constructed. The Tsar Bomba (as it was known in the West; the Soviets referred to it as Big Ivan or, more ...

The so-called “Tsar Bomba” was exploded above the Arctic Circle in October 1961. The footage was classified for decades, but the bomb test was hardly a secret.