SOVIET TEST?
Blast In Arctic (N 2, Press Assn.—Copyright i STOCKHOLM. August 5. The Seismological Institute at Uppsala. Sweden, this morning registered what is believed was a nuclear explosion in the vicinity of Novaya Zemlya, the Russian testing ground. Mr Markus Baath, ot tht Institute, said the explosion appeared to be in the 20 megaton range—equivalent to 20.000.01'0 tons of T N T or more He said he noped to have more specific information later today Novaya Zemlya. an island in the Arctic is where Russia exploded its suoer bomb .n last vear’s test series The British United Press reported from Moscow y«-s •crday that Russia was cue to start a series of military manoeuvres today in lhe area of the Barents and Kara Seas, during which new nuclear tests were expected
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29893, 6 August 1962, Page 9
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