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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Project_596Project 596 - Wikipedia

    Project 596 ( Miss Qiu ( Chinese: 邱小姐, Qiū Xiǎojiě) as the callsign, [1] Chic-1 by the US intelligence agencies [2]) was the first nuclear weapons test conducted by the People's Republic of China, detonated on 16 October 1964, at the Lop Nur test site. It was a uranium-235 implosion fission device made from weapons-grade uranium ( U ...

  2. nsarchive.gwu.edu › briefing-book › nuclear-vaultChina's First Nuclear Test 1964 -- 50th Anniversary ...

    Oct 16, 2014 · The aircraft used in the collection mission flew from bases in the Pacific, North Africa, and the United Kingdom. Washington, D.C., October 16, 2014 – Fifty years ago today, on 16 October 1964, the People's Republic of China (PRC) joined the nuclear club when it tested a nuclear device at its Lop Nur test site in Inner Mongolia.

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  4. nuclearweaponsedproj.mit.edu › 1960-1980-china1960-1980: China Independently Develops and Tests Nuclear ...

    As a result of the extensive assistance the Chinese received from the Soviet Union in the previous decade, the time between China’s first nuclear test and its first thermonuclear (hydrogen bomb) test was considerably shorter than it was for any other nuclear weapons state. China was the first nuclear weapons state to publicly declare a NFU ...

  5. alphahistory.com › chineserevolution › china-testsChina tests its first atomic weapon (1964) - Alpha History

    On October 16th 1964 the Chinese government issued the following statement, announcing its first successful test of an atomic weapon: “China exploded an atomic bomb at 1500 hours on October 16th 1964, thereby successfully carrying out its first nuclear test. This is a major achievement of the Chinese people in their struggle to strengthen ...

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  7. www.businessinsider.com › how-the-us-reacted-toHow the US Reacted to China's First Nuclear Test - Insider

    Oct 28, 2014 · If there was one big loser in China's nuclear test, it was Taiwan. In 1964, the island was home to China's US-recognized government, and held a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

  8. www.armscontrol.org › factsheets › NuclearTestingNuclear Testing and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT ...

    October 3, 1952: The United Kingdom conducts its first nuclear test in Western Australia, code-named Hurricane. November 1, 1952: The United States’ Ivy Mike nuclear test, the first test of a hydrogen bomb, results in a 10 megaton explosion, which obliterates the island of Elugelab in the Enewetak Atoll of the Marshall Islands.

  9. ahf.nuclearmuseum.org › ahf › historyChinese Nuclear Program - Nuclear Museum

    Jul 19, 2018 · China tested its first H-bomb bomb on June 17, 1967, with a force of 3.3 megatons. China acquired thermonuclear weapons only 32 months after its first atomic bomb test, much faster than the United States (over 7 years after its first test) and the Soviet Union (almost 4 years after its first test) took to build their respective hydrogen bombs.