The US started plans to construct its first nuclear battlefield weapon.
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The United States and Russia signed the Moscow Treaty, agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenals.
China performed its first thermonuclear test.
The United States conducted its first and only nuclear artillery test at the Nevada Test Site.
Smith and Wesson patented the first metal bullet cartridges.
An unidentified double flash of light was detected over the Indian Ocean south of Africa.
