On 6 October 1951, the world stood in stunned silence as Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, proclaimed that his nation had successfully developed and tested its own atomic bomb.
This announcement shattered the post-World War II balance of power, as the USSR’s entry into the nuclear arms race signalled a new, perilous phase of the Cold War.
The Soviet Union’s sudden nuclear capability challenged the West's military supremacy and intensified fears of an escalating global conflict.
Stalin's revelation not only shocked global powers but also cemented the Soviet Union's status as a formidable superpower, capable of shaping the geopolitical landscape with a newfound nuclear deterrence.
