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Nuclear Testing by Country

The data below represents the total number of nuclear tests performed by country for each decade since the 1940's. You can view a map of the actual testing locations on our Nuclear Testing Locations page.

Country 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
China 0 0 10 17 8 13 0
France 0 0 31 69 92 18 0
India 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
United Kingdom 0 21 5 5 12 2 0
Soviet Union 1 87 253 335 298 8 0
United States 8 188 466 273 165 27 0
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