Lavrenti Beria was a bad dude. Might have been a tad crazy too.
He watched (!!!!!!!!!!) the detonation of the first Soviet A-bomb and until reassured by the scientists present that it had detonated correctly, he was terrified the device had not functioned properly. Yes, he watched an atomic bomb go off, and was not sure it had worked.
The scientists were relieved the bomb worked as intended, and were eager to get Beria on board with the success because he would have had them all shot had the bomb failed. And then Stalin would have had Beria shot.
He watched (!!!!!!!!!!) the detonation of the first Soviet A-bomb and until reassured by the scientists present that it had detonated correctly, he was terrified the device had not functioned properly. Yes, he watched an atomic bomb go off, and was not sure it had worked.
The scientists were relieved the bomb worked as intended, and were eager to get Beria on board with the success because he would have had them all shot had the bomb failed. And then Stalin would have had Beria shot.
