19641June16th, China's first atomic bomb exploded successfully in lop Nur, Xinjiang. Since then, China has entered the ranks of countries with nuclear weapons, and we are no longer afraid of the nuclear deterrence of any big country.

After the founding of New China, in order to build a strong national defense and not be bullied by imperialism, China began to build a nuclear industry on 1955.

1959, the Soviet Union withdrew its experts who supported China, and China began to develop its nuclear industry independently.

1962, China established a special leading body headed by the Prime Minister to be responsible for the research and development of atomic bombs. With everyone's efforts, in that difficult era, China's nuclear test finally succeeded.

1964 65438+1October 16 At 3 pm, the first atomic bomb developed by China was successfully exploded in Lop Nur, Xinjiang, becoming the fifth country with nuclear weapons in the world after the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France.

The significance of China launching the first atomic bomb;

1964, China, which should be a permanent member of the Security Council, successfully exploded an atomic bomb independently developed. This is an explosion that makes China people stand upright, and it is also an explosion that conforms to China's international status, and it is also an explosion that better promotes nuclear balance. It is particularly commendable that the Government of China has declared that it will never be the first to use nuclear weapons. This is the first nuclear power to make such a commitment, and it is also the only one so far.

This also shows that China's nuclear industry has reached a new stage, and it has initially possessed the ability to develop nuclear weapons. The relevant throwing means also affirmed that China has begun to enter the actual manufacturing stage. Moreover, at that time, foreign policy had begun to undergo substantial changes (waist hardness). The power balance between China and the Soviet Union has undergone a qualitative change, and the attitude of American high-level officials towards China has also begun to waver.