List of nuclear weapon test locations

Over 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted, in over a dozen different sites around the world. Red Russia/Soviet Union, blue France, light blue United States, violet Britain, black Israel, orange China, yellow India, brown Pakistan, green North Korea and light green (territories exposed to nuclear bombs)

This is a list of locations where nuclear weapons tests have been carried out or specialist preparations have been made for nuclear weapons to be detonated.

In Africa

Reggane, Algeria (by France)
Vastrap, Kalahari Desert, South Africa (by South Africa)

In North America

Nevada Test Site, USA (by the US) - e.g. at Frenchman Flat
White Sands Missile Range, USA (by the US)
Amchitka, Alaska, USA (by the US)
Baxterville, Mississippi, USA (by the US) - see Salmon Site
Carson National Forest, New Mexico, USA (by the US) - see Project Gasbuggy
Southeastern New Mexico, USA (by the US) - see Project Gnome
Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA (by the US) - see Project Rio Blanco
Sand Springs Range, Nevada, USA (by the US)

In South America

Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso, Brazil (by Brazil)

In Asia

Semipalatinsk Test Site, near Kurchatov, Kazakhstan (by the Soviet Union)
Lop Nur, People's Republic of China (by China)
Novaya Zemlya (including at Sukhoy Nos and Matochkin Strait) (by the Soviet Union)
North of Totskoye in Orenburg Oblast (by the Soviet Union) - see Totskoye nuclear exercise
Pokhran, Rajasthan, India (by India) - see Pokhran-I and Pokhran-II
Chagai Hills and Ras Koh Hills, Chagai District, Balochistan province, Pakistan (by Pakistan) - see Chagai-I and Chagai-II
Kharan District, Balochistan province, Pakistan (by Pakistan)
Kirana Hills, Punjab province, Pakistan (by Pakistan)
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea (by North Korea)

In Australia

Further information: Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

Emu Field, South Australia (by the UK)
Maralinga, South Australia (by the UK) - see British nuclear tests at Maralinga
Montebello Islands (by the UK)

In the Pacific Ocean

Bikini Atoll (by the US) - Bikini atomic experiments
Enewetak Atoll (by the US) - see Category:Enewetak Atoll nuclear explosive tests
Johnston Atoll (by the US) - see Operation Fishbowl, Operation Dominic, and Operation Hardtack I
Pacific Proving Grounds (by the US)
Kiritimati (aka Christmas Island) (by the UK)
Malden Island (by the UK) - see Operation Grapple
Fangataufa (by France)
Moruroa (by France)^[1]

References

↑ "Mururoa. How safe are the French tests?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

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