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2. Soviet Nuclear Weapons Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions (Summary Table)

Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions by Calendar Year Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions by Location Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions by Type
Year Number Year Number Semipalatinsk Test Site 456 Air explosions 177
1949 1 1971 23 Northern Test Site 130 Surface explosions 32
Underwater and water surface explosions 5
1950 0 1972 24 Total at Nuclear Test Sites 586 High-altitude explosions 1
1951 2 1973 17 Space explosions 4
1952 0 1974 21 Russian Federation 91 Total number of atmospheric, underwater and space explosions 219
1953 5 1975 19 European part 59 Tunnel tests 245
1954 10 1976 21 Asian part 32 Shaft tests 251
1955 6 1977 24 Ukraine 2 Including cratering explosions 5
1956 9 1978 31 Kazakhstan 33 Total number of underground tests 496
1957 16 1979 31 Uzbekistan 2 Total number of tests 715
1958 34 1980 24 Turkmenia 1 Nuclear Tests and Exploded Nuclear Devices by Purpose
1959 0 1981 21 Total Outside Nuclear Test Sites 129
1960 0 1982 19   Purpose Number Number of Nuclear Charges and Nuclear Devices
1961 59 1983 25
1962 79 1984 27 NWR 445 637
1963 0 1985 10 SAM 25 42
1964 9 1986 0 WIE 52 69
1965 14 1987 23 FMS 36 47
1966 18 1988 16 AT 1 1
1967 17 1989 7 Total for military purposes 559 796
1968 17 1990 1 UE 124 135
1969 19   TIC 32 38
1970 14 Total for peaceful purposes 156 173
Total Number of Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions - 715 Total Number of Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions - 715 Total Number of Nuclear Tests and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions - 715 Total Number of Nuclear Charges and Devices - 969


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