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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.
Weapons related tests were conducted to gather data on nuclear devices; weapons effects tests were conducted, usually by the DoD, to determine the effects of nuclear detonations on military offensive and defens ive systems; and tests conducted for the United Kingdom (UK) are shown as "Joint US-UK."
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Aug 6, 2001 · Between 16 July 1945 and 23 September 1992 the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and two nuclear attacks. The number of actualnuclear devices (aka "bombs") tested, and nuclear explosions is largerthan this, but harder to establish precisely.
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 ...
1 Trinity 07/16/45 Alamogordo, New Mexico Tower Weapons Related 21 kt First test of a nuclear weapon This document is a compilation of all nuclear tests and simultaneous detonations that the United States has conducted. However, the two nuclear weapons that the United States exploded over Japan ending World War II are not listed. These were not "tests" in the sense that they were conducted to ...
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4 days ago · More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted worldwide. The United States detonated over half of them with devastating consequences for Americans living downwind.
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Total tests: 1,030 (815 underground) The United States has conducted more tests than the rest of the world, and was the first and only country to use a nuclear weapon in wartime. The U.S. has signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, but it has not yet been ratified by the Senate.
