Nuclear Testing
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 Atlantic, Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, across Russia, and elsewhere.
Testing Locations
See the location of the various nuclear test sites across the globe.
Testing Yields
View a table of each nuclear country’s nuclear tests.
Testing Chronology
Review the timeline for each country’s nuclear testing.
French Nuclear Tests
A list of all the nuclear testing done by France.
Chinese Nuclear Tests
A list of all the nuclear testing done by China.
Soviet Union/Russian Nuclear Tests
A list of all the nuclear testing done by Soviet Union/Russia.
U.K. Nuclear Tests
A list of all the nuclear testing done by the United Kingdom.
U.S. Nuclear Tests
A list of all the nuclear testing done by the United States.