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Aug 29, 2023 · According to the Arms Control Association, at least eight countries have carried out a total of 2,056 nuclear tests since 1945. Of those, 507 have been atmospheric explosions, which spread...
Mar 7, 2016 · It's not entirely clear how many detonations in total are included in the map's data set, although according to Matt Broomfield at The Independent, some 2,624 nuclear explosions are depicted. Wikipedia's entry on the topic puts the count at 2,120 known tests and 2,475 devices fired.
Aug 4, 2023 · Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated over 2,000 nuclear tests at dozens of test sites, including Lop Nor in China, the atolls of the Pacific, Nevada, and Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device, Western Australia where the U.K. exploded nuclear weapons, the South Atlantic ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Next expected update. January 2025. Date range. 1945–2022. Unit. tests. January 25, 2024. https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/nucleartesttally. This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data.
There have been 2,121 tests done since the first in July 1945, involving 2,476 nuclear devices.
Aug 29, 2022 · According to the Arms Control Association, at least eight countries have carried out a total of 2,056 nuclear tests since 1945. The US has conducted half of all nuclear tests, with 1,030 tests...
Nov 20, 2023 · This statistic shows the number of nuclear tests carried out by countries worldwide from 1945 until July 2020. A total of 1,030 nuclear tests have been performed by the United States since 1945.
