List of nuclear weapon explosion sites - Wikipedia
It includes nuclear test sites, nuclear combat sites, launch sites for rockets forming part of a nuclear test, and peaceful nuclear test (PNE) sites. There are a few non-nuclear sites included, such as the Degelen Omega chemical blast sites, which are …
List of United States nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia
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.
Nuclear Test Sites - Atomic Archive
Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated 2,056 nuclear test explosions at dozens of test sites, including Lop Nor in China, the atolls of the Pacific, Nevada, Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device, western Australia where the U.K. exploded nuclear weapons, the South ...
List of nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia
There have been 2,121 tests done since the first in July 1945, involving 2,476 nuclear devices.
Nuclear Testing - Atomic Archive
See the location of the various nuclear test sites across the globe. View a table of each nuclear country’s nuclear tests. Review the timeline for each country’s nuclear testing. A list of all the nuclear testing done by France. A list of all the nuclear testing done by China. A list of all the nuclear testing done by Soviet Union/Russia.
15 Nuclear History Sites That You Can Visit - Atlas Obscura
From a secret city built to house Manhattan Project workers to the burial place of the world’s first nuclear reactor, here are 15 nuclear test sites that can still be visited.
Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests - Nuclear Weapon Archive
Aug 6, 2001 · On-Line Sources on U.S. Nuclear Tests. United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 through September 1992, DOE/NV-209 (Rev. 15), 2001 - lists chronologically and alphabetically by name all nuclear tests and simultaneous detonations conducted by the United States. Acrobat (.pdf) download (36 kilobytes).
5 of the Most Notable Nuclear Test Sites in the U.S. - Green Matters
May 31, 2023 · Despite the many environmental hazards of nuclear testing, there have been more than 1,000 nuclear test sites in the U.S. These sites have been the breeding ground for soil and groundwater contamination, as well as radioactive waste.
United States' Nuclear Tests - Atomic Archive
There were 1,032 American nuclear tests from 1945 through 1990. Included in this total are the two atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most of the tests took place at the Nevada Test Site (NNSS/NTS) and the Pacific Proving Grounds in the Marshall Islands and off Kiritimati Island in the Pacific, plus three in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mapping the atomic tests | Beyond Nuclear International
Jan 24, 2023 · The first nuclear test took place at the Trinity site in New Mexico. Between 1945-1992, within the continental United States (including Alaska) there were nearly 1,000 nuclear tests, including atmospheric tests, underground and underwater tests.