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Nuclear Tests Case (Australia v. France) Australia France: 9 May 1973 [119] 20 December 1974 [120] Judgment on Jurisdiction 59: Nuclear Tests Case (New Zealand v. France) New Zealand: 60: Trial of Pakistani Prisoners of War Pakistan India: 11 May 1973 [121] 15 December 1973 [122] Discontinued 61: Western Sahara: United Nations General Assembly ...
France's nuclear testing series summary Series or years Years covered Tests [Summ 1] Devices fired Devices with unknown yield Peaceful use tests Non-PTBT tests [Summ 2] Yield range [Summ 3] Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] Notes Reggane: 1960 4: 4: 4: 1 to 70 78: In Ekker: 1961–1966 13: 13: 4: 0 to 127 286: 1966–1970: 1966–1970 22: 22: 22 ...
France acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1992. [59] In January 2006, President Jacques Chirac stated a terrorist act or the use of weapons of mass destruction against France would result in a nuclear counterattack. [60] In February 2015, President François Hollande stressed the need for a nuclear deterrent in "a dangerous ...
France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France's nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
France; Nuclear program start date: 26 December 1954: First nuclear weapon test: February 13, 1960: First thermonuclear weapon test: August 24, 1968: Last nuclear test: January 27, 1996: Largest yield test: 2.6 Mt (August 24, 1968) Total tests: 210: Peak stockpile: 540 (1992) Current stockpile: 290 warheads (2023) [1] Current strategic arsenal ...
In the five decades between 1945 and the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), over 2,000 nuclear tests were carried out, 1,032 of them by the United States and 715 of them by the ...
France concluded their preparations for their home Rugby World Cup in fine fashion with a convincing 41-17 win over Australia.. At a buoyant Stade de France, the hosts showed off their attacking ...
As of 1993, worldwide, 520 atmospheric nuclear explosions (including eight underwater) have been conducted with a total yield of 545 megatons (Mt): 217 Mt from pure fission and 328 Mt from bombs using fusion, while the estimated number of underground nuclear tests conducted in the period from 1957 to 1992 is 1,352 explosions with a total yield ...