List of nuclear weapons tests of China

Chinese Nuclear Weapon Tests
Chinese Nuclear Weapon Tests
	Project 596 was the first ever Chinese nuclear explosion.
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Country	China
Test site	Area A (Nanshan), Lop Nur, China; Area B (Qinggir), Lop Nur, China; Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, China; Area D (Drop Area), Lop Nur, China
Period	1964–1996
Number of tests	47
Test type	air drop, atmospheric, cratering, high alt rocket (30–80 km), parachuted, tower, underground, underground shaft, tunnel
Max. yield	4 megatonnes of TNT (17 PJ)

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The list of nuclear weapons tests is a listing of nuclear tests conducted by the People's Republic of China from 1964 through 1996. Most listings show 45 tests in the series with 45 devices, with 23 tests being atmospheric. All tests were conducted in the remote location of Lop Nur, Xinjiang.^[1]

^ "China's nuclear tests". Monterey Institute of International Studies. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014. Discrepancies between this list and the list below include two unnumbered failed tests and a test that later was disclosed to be a salvo test of two devices.

[1] "China's nuclear tests". Monterey Institute of International Studies. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014. Discrepancies between this list and the list below include two unnumbered failed tests and a test that later was disclosed to be a salvo test of two devices.

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