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1 day ago · From 1951 to 1962, the NTS was the site of more than 100 atmospheric nuclear tests, with yields ranging from a few kilotons to over a megaton. These tests were conducted as part of a broader effort to develop and refine nuclear weapons technology, as well as to study the effects of nuclear explosions on structures, equipment, and living organisms.
3 days ago · Sandstone →. Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity on July 16, 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of the tests was to ...
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3 days ago · Overall inventories have been declining since the height of the Cold War in 1986, when collectively there were an astonishing 70,374 nuclear warheads stockpiled. However, since the late 1990s the rate of decline has been slowing down, with some nations like Russia starting to increase them again – they now have an estimated 4,477 nuclear ...
4 days ago · The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (“the Act” or “RECA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2210 note, established an administrative program for claims relating to atmospheric nuclear testing and uranium industry employment. The Act delegated authority to the Attorney General to establish procedures and make determinations regarding whether claims ...
2 days ago · Since the NPT entered into force in 1970, these three states were not parties to the Treaty and have conducted overt nuclear tests. North Korea had been a party to the NPT but withdrew in 2003. Israel is also generally understood to have nuclear weapons, but does not acknowledge it, maintaining a policy of deliberate ambiguity.
1 day ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
5 days ago · The OT&E firing follows a series of qualification test launches of the upgraded missile conducted over recent years. The baseline ASMPA missile entered service with the French Air and Space Force ...
