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First A-bomb is done and used by US.

Yeah, the USSR wasn't working on one either...

Espionage sure helped a lot.

Strategic nuclear bombers, the US.

With the USSR not far behind.

....by building a copy of the B-29.

Nuclear submarines, the US.

With the USSR, once again also working on them.

1954 for the US (Nautilus), 1958 for the Soviets (November class).

MIRVs, the US.

We didn't beat the USSR to this one by more than a year!

Actually, by three years operationally, by more if you count testing.

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