Country Soviet Union Number of tests 9 | Period 1956 | |
Test site Ground Zero, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan Test type air drop, dry surface, high alt rocket (30–80 km), tower Max. yield 900 kilotonnes of TNT (3,800 TJ) | ||
The Soviet Union's 1956 nuclear test series was a group of 9 nuclear tests conducted in 1956. These tests followed the 1955 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1957 Soviet nuclear tests series.
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