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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. [1] [notes 1] Most of the tests took place at the Nevada Test Site (NNSS/NTS) and the Pacific Proving ...
Aug 29, 2023 · The United States has conducted just over half of all nuclear tests, with 1,030 tests between 1945 and 1992. The Soviet Union carried out the second highest number of nuclear tests at 715 tests ...
Aug 4, 2023 · Fri, 08/04/2023 - 12:00. Contacts: Daryl Kimball, Executive Director, (202) 463-8270 x107. 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 ...
United States Nuclear Tests. Total Tests by Calendar Year Total Tests by Location Total Tests by Type. US US-UK US US-UK US US-UK US US-UK. CY 1945 1 0 CY 1969 46 0 Pacific 4 0 Tunnel 67 0 CY 1946 2 0 CY 1970 39 0 Johnston Island 12 0 Shaft 739 24 CY 1947 0 0 CY 1971 24 0 Enewetak 43 0 Crater 9 0 CY 1948 3 0 CY 1972 27 0 Bikini 23 0Total ...
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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 prove that the weapon would work as designed (as was the first test near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945) or to advance weapon design, to determine weapons ...
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The United States conducted around 1,054 nuclear tests (by official count) between 1945 and 1992, including 216 atmospheric, underwater, and space tests. Some significant tests conducted by the United States include: Shot "Baker" of Operation Crossroads (1946) was the first underwater nuclear explosion.
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DOE/NV-209 (Rev. 14) December 1994. This document lists chronologically and alphabetically by name all nuclear tests and simultaneous detonations conducted by the United States from July 1945 through September 1992. Several tests conducted during Operation Dominic involved missile launches from Johnston Atoll.
