Map of nuclear tests, 1945–2017
Every known nuclear explosion from the Trinity test in 1945 to the last North Korean test in 2017: 2,057 detonations by eight countries. Click a point for the details; circle size follows the yield.
Country
Type
Years
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United StatesRussiaFranceUnited KingdomChinaIndiaPakistanNorth Korea
–Tests on the map
–Atmospheric
–Total yield
–Last test
Tests by country
Tests by decade
The ten largest explosions
| Date | Country | Name | Site | Yield |
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Data: the SIPRI and Swedish Defence Research Establishment catalogue of nuclear explosions 1945–1998 (via the TidyTuesday archive); North Korean tests from USGS and CTBTO. Yields are the upper estimates; for Soviet tests the catalogue often gives a range.