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Word: minibang (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1968-1968
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...when a Maoist mushroom cloud proved to the world that the Chinese had succeeded in the summa of atomic arts-building a hydrogen bomb. Bang No. 7 was far, far smaller, probably in the Hiroshima-bomb range of 20 kilotons. But it was no less menacing for being a minibang. Unless it was a partial dud-as Peking's unaccustomed silence, led some to believe-its improved miniaturization indicated that China has advanced well along in its countdown toward bombs tidy enough to ride missiles to their targets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Bang No. 7 | 1/5/1968 | See Source »

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