RUSSIA: No. 6

Somewhere in Russia, presumably in Siberia, the Soviet Union last week exploded another atomic bomb, its sixth so far as is known (compared with 44 exploded by the U.S.). The official communique said that "during the test, valuable results were obtained which will help Soviet scientists and engineers successfully to solve the problems of defense against atomic attack."

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