The RDS-2 (Russian: РДС-2) was the second atomic bomb developed by the Soviet Union as an improved version of the RDS-1. It included new explosive lenses along with a new core design to decrease the probability of pre-detonation or 'fizzle'.[1] The RDS-2 weighed approximately 3,200 kilograms (7,055 lb) and had a diameter of 1.25 m.[a][2] The RDS-2 was tested on September 24, 1951 and produced a 38.3 kiloton yield. It was detonated from the top of a tower thirty meters high. The detonation was controlled by a bomber flying over the testing site instead of the detonation being controlled by a ground control center.
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russian, РДС, second, atomic, bomb, developed, soviet, union, improved, version, included, explosive, lenses, along, with, core, design, decrease, probability, detonation, fizzle, weighed, approximately, kilograms, diameter, tested, september, 1951, produced, . The RDS 2 Russian RDS 2 was the second atomic bomb developed by the Soviet Union as an improved version of the RDS 1 It included new explosive lenses along with a new core design to decrease the probability of pre detonation or fizzle 1 The RDS 2 weighed approximately 3 200 kilograms 7 055 lb and had a diameter of 1 25 m a 2 The RDS 2 was tested on September 24 1951 and produced a 38 3 kiloton yield It was detonated from the top of a tower thirty meters high The detonation was controlled by a bomber flying over the testing site instead of the detonation being controlled by a ground control center Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographySee also editSoviet atomic bomb project RDS 1 RDS 3Notes edit RDS 2 and RDS 3 differed only in nuclear core hence similar weight and diameterReferences editCitations edit Bukharin amp Von Hippel 2001 RDS 27 2013 Bibliography edit Bukharin Oleg Von Hippel Frank 2001 Podvig Pavel Leonardovich ed Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces Cambridge Massachusetts The MIT Press ISBN 9780262162029 Andryushin I A Chernyshev A K Udin Yu A 2003 UKROShENIE YaDRA Nuclear taming PDF in Russian Sarov Red October Archived from the original PDF on December 31 2018 RDS 27 RDS 27 in Russian 20 March 2013 Archived from the original on January 3 2019 RDS 2 1946 g proekt RDS 1 product 501 Military Russia in Russian Archived from the original on April 10 2018 RDS 1 izdelie 501 RDS 2 1946 project Military Russia in Russian Archived from the original on April 24 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RDS 2 amp oldid 1172072691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
