1955 November 22- First fusion device test by the Soviet Union, it had a yield of 1.6 megatons. The development was lead by Andrei Sakharov. 1957 May 15-First British H-bomb exploded at Christmas Island. September 19-First underground test, Rainier, 1.7 kilotons. 1958 November, 1958 to September, 1961-U.S., U.K., and U.S.S.R. observe an informal moratorium on nuclear tests.