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November 4, 1962
- The last launch and detonation test on November 4, 1962 was codenamed “Tightrope”.
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Sep 23, 2018 · The last US nuclear weapons test took place on Sept. 23, 1992, at the Nevada Test Site. It was the 1,030th such experiment, the most conducted by any country since the first US atom...
The nuclear weapons tests of the United States were performed from 1945 to 1992 as part of the nuclear arms race. The United States conducted around 1,054 nuclear tests by official count, including 216 atmospheric, underwater, and space tests.
Issue Briefs. Volume 3, Issue 14, September 20, 2012. On September 23, 1992, under the surface of the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducted its 1,030th--and last--nuclear weapon test explosion.
First nuclear weapon test: 16 July 1945: First thermonuclear weapon test: 1 November 1952: Last nuclear test: 23 September 1992: Largest yield test: 15 Mt (63 PJ) (1 March 1954) Total tests: 1,054 detonations: Peak stockpile: 31,255 warheads (1967) Current stockpile: 3,708 (2023) Maximum missile range: ICBM: 15,000 km (9,321 mi) SLBM: 12,000 km ...
Jul 16, 2015 · There was only enough weapons-grade uranium available for one bomb, and confidence in the gun-type design was high, so on July 14, 1945, most of the uranium bomb ("Little Boy") began its trip westward to the Pacific without its design having ever been fully tested.
Jul 16, 2020 · And fairly quickly, in fact.”. The US conducted its last explosive nuclear test in September, 1992. Today, the nation’s nuclear weapons research is focused on reliability testing and ...
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas. Ending Nuclear Testing. The history of nuclear testing began early on the morning of 16 July 1945 at a desert test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico when the United...
