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Sep 22, 2022 · The United States conducted 1,054 atomic tests—costing more than $100 billion and taking an incalculable toll on humans and the environment.
Aug 4, 2023 · The total number and yearly listing of U.S. nuclear test explosions listed in this fact sheet are based on the figures published in United States Nuclear Tests: July 1945 through September 1992 DOE/NV-209 (Rev. 14), December 1994. The Department of Energy has since pubished two revisions of the pubication that slightly revise these numbers and ...
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.
This document lists chronologically and alphabetically by name all nuclear tests and simultaneous detonations conduct ed by the United States from July 1945 through September 1992. Several tes ts conducted during Operation Dominic involved missile launches from Johnston Atoll.
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GALLERY OF U.S. NUCLEAR TESTS :: MAIN MENU. 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 actual nuclear devices (aka "bombs") tested, and nuclear explosions is larger than this, but harder to establish precisely.
Aug 29, 2023 · Of those, 507 have been atmospheric explosions, which spread radioactive materials through the atmosphere. In 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty led to a huge reduction in atmospheric explosions....
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July 1945 through September 1992. 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.
