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Table of Known Nuclear Tests Worldwide: 1945-69 | 1970-96
| Year |
United States |
Soviet Union |
United Kingdom |
France |
China |
Total |
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| |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
|
| |
A = atmospheric; U = underground | |
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| 1945 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1946 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 1947 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1948 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 1949 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1950 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1951 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| 1952 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 1953 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| 1954 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 1955 |
17 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| 1956 |
18 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
| 1957 |
27 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
| 1958 |
62 |
15 |
34 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
116 |
| 1959 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1960 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 1961 |
0 |
9/1* |
58 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
| 1962 |
39 |
55/2 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
2** |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
178 |
| 1963 |
4 |
41/2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| 1964 |
0 |
39/6 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
60 |
| 1965 |
0 |
37/1 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
58 |
| 1966 |
0 |
44/4 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
5/1* |
1 |
3 |
0 |
76 |
| 1967 |
0 |
39/3 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
64 |
| 1968 |
0 |
52/4 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
79 |
| 1969 |
0 |
45/1 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
67 |
| Year |
United States |
Soviet Union |
United Kingdom |
France |
China |
Total |
|||||
| |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
A |
U |
|
| |
A = atmospheric; U = underground | |
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| 1970 |
0 |
38/1 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
64 |
| 1971 |
0 |
23/1 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
| 1972 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
3/1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
57 |
| 1973 |
0 |
23/1 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
5/1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
48 |
| 1974 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
7/2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
| 1975 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
44 |
| 1976 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4/1 |
3 |
1 |
51 |
| 1977 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7/2 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
| 1978 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10/1 |
2 |
1 |
66 |
| 1979 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
58 |
| 1980 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11/1 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
| 1981 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| 1982 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9/1 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
| 1983 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 9 |
0 |
2 |
55 |
| 1984 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
| 1985 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 1986 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
| 1987 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
47 |
| 1988 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
| 1989 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8/1 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
| 1990 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
| 1991 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| 1992 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| 1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Total |
215 |
815 |
219 |
496 |
21 |
24 |
50 |
160 |
23 |
22 |
2046# |
| |
1030 |
715 |
45 |
210 |
45 |
|
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* Number after / beginning in 1961 in the U.S. column represents PNEs. In the French column number after / represents safety tests. ** All UK underground tests were conducted in the U.S. # Grand total includes one underground explosion by India conducted on May 18, 1974. No tests by these nations occurred from 1997-2002. For Indian and Pakistani tests see accompanying table. |
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last revised 11.25.02
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