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The France's 1966–1970 nuclear test series [1] was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1966–1970. These tests followed the In Ekker series and preceded the 1971–1974 French nuclear tests series.
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 ...
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 intimately involved with nuclear testing. Listed with each is an approximate location and ...
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 ...
Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when ...
France carried out a series of 24 nuclear tests from 1971 to 1974 [1] These tests followed the 1966–1970 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1975–1978 French nuclear tests. France's 1971–1974 series tests and detonations
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia may be paving the way to conduct a nuclear test, a move that would sharply raise tensions with the West and likely prompt other world powers to resume testing for the ...
Last month, Putin suspended the New START treaty, charging that Russia can’t accept U.S. inspections of its nuclear sites under the agreement at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have ...