History
Nuclear Weapons Tests
Nuclear weapons tests conducted by various nations.
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Date (GMT)↕ | Yield (megatons)↕ | Deployment↕ | Country↕ | Test site↕ | Name or number↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1961 | 50 | parachute air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Tsar Bomba, Test #130 |
| December 24, 1962 | 24.2 | missile warhead | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #219 |
| August 5, 1962 | 21.1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #147 |
| September 27, 1962 | 20 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #174 |
| September 25, 1962 | 19.1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #173 |
| March 1, 1954 | 15 | ground | USA | Bikini Atoll | Castle Bravo |
| May 5, 1954 | 13.5 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Castle Yankee |
| October 23, 1961 | 12.5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #123 |
| March 26, 1954 | 11 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Castle Romeo |
| October 31, 1952 | 10.4 | ground | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Ivy Mike |
| August 25, 1962 | 10 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #158 |
| September 19, 1962 | 10 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #168 |
| October 30, 1962 | 9.96 | air drop | USA | Johnston Atoll | Housatonic |
| July 11, 1958 | 9.3 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Poplar |
| June 28, 1958 | 8.9 | barge | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Oak |
| October 22, 1962 | 8.2 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #183 |
| June 27, 1962 | 7.7 | air drop | USA | Kiritimati | Bighorn |
| April 25, 1954 | 6.9 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Castle Union |
| July 20, 1956 | 5 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Tewa |
| October 31, 1961 | 5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #131 |
| November 6, 1971 | 4.8 | underground shaft | USA | Amchitka | Cannikin |
| July 10, 1956 | 4.5 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Navajo |
| August 27, 1962 | 4.2 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #160 |
| October 6, 1961 | 4 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #114 |
| October 27, 1973 | 4 | underground shaft | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #392 |
| November 17, 1976 | 4 | air drop | China | Lop Nur | Test (21) |
| July 11, 1962 | 3.9 | parachuted | USA | Kiritimati | Pamlico |
| May 20, 1956 | 3.8 | free air drop | USA | Bikini Atoll | Cherokee |
| August 1, 1958 | 3.8 | high alt rocket | USA | Johnston Atoll | Teak |
| August 12, 1958 | 3.8 | high alt rocket | USA | Johnston Atoll | Orange |
| September 12, 1973 | 3.8 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #385 - 1 |
| May 27, 1956 | 3.5 | dry surface | USA | Bikini Atoll | Zuni |
| October 14, 1970 | 3.4 | air drop | China | Lop Nur | CHIC-11 |
| September 16, 1962 | 3.3 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #166 |
| June 17, 1967 | 3.3 | parachuted | China | Lop Nur | CHIC-6 |
| September 15, 1962 | 3.1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #165 |
| December 25, 1962 | 3.1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #220 |
| April 28, 1958 | 3 | air drop | UK | Kiritimati | Grapple Y |
| October 4, 1961 | 3 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #113 |
| June 10, 1962 | 3 | free air drop | USA | Kiritimati | Yeso |
| December 27, 1968 | 3 | air drop | China | Lop Nur | CHIC-8 |
| September 29, 1969 | 3 | air drop | China | Lop Nur | CHIC-10 |
| June 27, 1973 | 3 | air drop | China | Lop Nur | Test (15) |
| October 6, 1957 | 2.9 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #47 |
| October 18, 1958 | 2.9 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #73 |
| October 22, 1958 | 2.8 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #78 |
| August 20, 1962 | 2.8 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #152 |
| September 10, 1961 | 2.7 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | 90 Vozduj |
| August 24, 1968 | 2.6 | balloon | France | Fangataufa | Canopus |
| September 27, 1971 | 2.5 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #345 - 1 |
| September 21, 1962 | 2.4 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #169 |
| November 2, 1974 | 2.3 | underground shaft | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #411 |
| October 14, 1970 | 2.2 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #327 - 1 |
| July 26, 1958 | 2 | barge | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Pine |
| July 8, 1956 | 1.9 | barge | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Apache |
| September 8, 1962 | 1.9 | high alt rocket | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | 164 Tyulpan |
| March 26, 1970 | 1.9 | underground shaft | USA | Nevada | Handley |
| November 8, 1957 | 1.8 | air drop | UK | Kiritimati | Grapple X |
| May 13, 1954 | 1.7 | barge | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Nectar |
| November 22, 1955 | 1.6 | air drop | Soviet Union | Semipalatinsk | 24 Binarnaya |
| September 24, 1957 | 1.6 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #45 |
| August 22, 1962 | 1.6 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #154 |
| October 18, 1962 | 1.6 | parachuted | USA | Johnston Atoll | Chama |
| February 27, 1958 | 1.5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #54 |
| June 14, 1958 | 1.5 | barge | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Walnut |
| October 12, 1958 | 1.5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #71 |
| October 15, 1958 | 1.5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #72 |
| September 20, 1961 | 1.5 | high alt rocket | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | 106 Volga1 |
| October 20, 1961 | 1.5 | high alt rocket | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | 121 Raduga |
| November 4, 1961 | 1.5 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #140 |
| May 11, 1958 | 1.4 | barge | USA | Bikini Atoll | Fir |
| May 12, 1958 | 1.4 | dry surface | USA | Enewetak Atoll | Koa |
| July 9, 1962 | 1.4 | space rocket | USA | Johnston Atoll | Starfish Prime |
| September 18, 1962 | 1.4 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #167 |
| April 26, 1968 | 1.3 | underground shaft | USA | Nevada Test Site | Boxcar |
| October 21, 1975 | 1.3 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #432-1 |
| September 8, 1968 | 1.3 | balloon | France | Moruroa | Procyon |
| June 30, 1962 | 1.27 | parachuted | USA | Kiritimati | Bluestone |
| June 12, 1962 | 1.2 | parachuted | USA | Kiritimati | Harlem |
| September 12, 1961 | 1.2 | space rocket | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #94 Roza1 |
| September 14, 1961 | 1.2 | space rocket | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #98 |
| August 29, 1974 | 1.2 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #407-1 |
| December 19. 1968 | 1.2 | underground shaft | USA | Nevada Test Site | Benham |
| June 25, 1956 | 1.1 | barge | USA | Bikini | Dakota |
| May 2, 1962 | 1.1 | parachuted | USA | Kiritimati | Arkansas |
| December 24, 1962 | 1.1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #218 |
| August 28, 1972 | 1.1 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #368-1 |
| August 23, 1975 | 1.1 | tunnel | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #427-1 |
| July 10, 1962 | 1 | air drop | USA | Kiritimati | Sunset |
| January 19, 1968 | 1 | underground shaft | USA | Nevada | Faultless |
| October 2, 1969 | 1 | underground shaft | USA | Alaska | Milrow |
| October 28, 1975 | 1 | underground shaft | USA | Nevada Test Site | Kasseri |
| October 24, 1958 | 1 | air drop | Soviet Union | Novaya Zemlya | Test #79 |
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