Joe 111/Tsar Bomba

1961 - Novaya Zemlya, Russia

On October 30, 1961 the Soviet Union detonated the largest thermonuclear device in human history. The AN602 Tsar Bomba had a yield of 50 Megatons. The bomb was dropped by parachute from a Tu-95V aircraft, and detonated 4 kilometers above the Novaya Zemlya.

Joe 111/Tsar Bomba

Yield: 50 Megatons
Location: Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Date: October 30, 1961