= Nuclear weapons program of the Soviet Union
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The nuclear weapons program of the Soviet Union, which spanned several decades during the Cold War, was a complex and strategic endeavor that began in the late 1940s. Here's an overview of its key phases and components: \#\#\# Origins and Early Development (1945-1953) - **Post-World War II Context**: The Soviet Union became aware of the atomic bomb through espionage and its own scientific community, which had been conducting research on nuclear fission.
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