Nuclear detonations since 1945

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The map below shows nuclear detonations since 1945. 

The map below doesn’t include unconfirmed or rumored detonations such as the Vela Incident and the largely debunked Aum Shinrikyo test.

Every Nuclear Detonation since 1945 in one map

Close-ups of major test sites:

1. Nevada Test Site (U.S.) – 928 tests.

2. Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan (USSR) – 456 tests

3. Novaya Zemlya Test Base (USSR) – 224 tests

4. Lop Nur Nuclear Test Base (China) – 45 tests