The Joe-1 atomic bomb control panel simulator is available on display at Moscow’s largest expo center VDNKH. The control panel simulator is part of a larger exhibition of the Moscow Polytechnic Museum.
The interactive controller, imitating the first detonation of a Soviet atomic bomb was opened last Saturday within the exhibition 'Russia makes it itself'. The exhibition takes place at the largest exhibition centre in Moscow called 'VDNKH'. 65 years ago, on August 29, 1949 the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in Kazakhstan.
The controller was presented by Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and placed in one of the pavilions of 'VDNKH'.
Arkady Brish, a renowned Russian nuclear weapons engineer, visited the exhibition and presented some of the objects. He is authoritative and well-known among the nuclear engineers of China, US, France and Great Britain.
A visitor takes a photo of the exhibiton. At the exhibition, anyone can play the role of the Soviet nuclear physicist.
Arkady Brish, one of the creators of the Soviet atomic bomb, tells visitors the history of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union. The explosion in 1949 took the world by surprise, because the Soviet nuclear program had been kept in secret for nearly 10 years. 'I felt personal responsibility for the results of my work', he said.
Visitors examine the new multimedia installation created by Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. It includes unique archive photos, documents and video.
