| Title | First Soviet Nuclear Test, 75th Anniversary Purchase / Wish List |
| Game Code | SEM24ND259898 |
| Start Date | Friday August 02, 2024 - 4:00 pm |
| End Date | Friday August 02, 2024 - 5:00 pm |
| Cost | $0 |
| Tickets Available | 111/150 |
| Short Description | August '49, first Soviet nuclear test changed the Cold War. Western analysts thought it would not be for 4-5 years. Spies, design, impact. Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., physicist on NSDMG staff. |
| Long Description | August 29, 1949, Soviet Union tests its first nuclear weapon at what would become a major test site in Kazakhstan. Similar to the US Fatman, it was a plutonium implosion weapon of about 22 kiloton yield. The test, which the Soviets called RDS-1, also Izdeliye 501 (Device 501) & First Lightning, was code named as Joe-1 (after Joseph Stalin) by the West. It surprised most analysts who thought the USSR would not be a nuclear power for 4-5 years. This changed the nature of the still-newborn Cold War. Lecture discusses stolen Manhattan Project data, detection of the test by US intel, Soviet design, Soviet follow-up & impact on developmental weapons programs by both sides & on the Cold War in general. Presented by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., physicist & former nuclear submarine officer with 12 years' experience at the Naval War College, on the National Security Decision Making Game staff. |
| Event Type | SEM - Seminar |
| Game System | |
| Rules Edition | |
| Group/Company | National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Inc. |
| Minimum Players | 1 |
| Maximum Players | 150 |
| Age Required | Everyone (6+) |
| Experience Required | None (You've never played before - rules will be taught) |
| Location | Le Meridien |
| Room | Latitude |
| Table | NSDM HQ |
| GM Names | NSDM, Mark McDonagh, Craig Greathouse, Merle Robinson, Evan Siegling, Michael Tucker, Jason Corner, Marc Parker, Ryan Good, Ronald Homer, Shawn Kratzert, Pat Jewett |
| Web Address | www.facebook.com/NSDM-The-National-Security-Decision-Making-Game-187557132044 |
| Email Contact | [email protected] |
| Tournament | 0 |
