History

Nuclear Weapons Tests

Name: Nuclear Weapons Tests
Creator: Wikipedia

Nuclear weapons tests conducted by various nations.

93 rows6 columns3 views0 downloadsSource: WikipediaUpdated: 2/22/2026

nuclearweaponstestshistory

93 of 93 rows

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

Loading community rankings...