On which date in 1949 did the Soviet Union test its first atomic bomb at the Semipalatinsk test site?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 29 August
- Step 1: The test site lay in the steppe of north-eastern Kazakhstan, west of Semey. Step 2. The first Soviet bomb was exploded there on 29 August 1949, and the site was used until 1989. Answer: 29 August. Why not the others: 6 and 9 August are the dates of the American bombings of 1945, and 15 August is the date Japan announced its surrender.
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