Country Soviet Union Number of tests 23 | Period 1971 | |
Test site Arkhangelsk, Russia; Atyrau, Kazakhstan; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Ivanovo, Russia; Komi, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Orenburg, Russia; Perm, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan Test type cratering, underground shaft, underground tunnel Max. yield 2.4 megatonnes of TNT (10 PJ) | ||
The Soviet Union's 1971 nuclear test series was a group of 23 nuclear tests conducted in 1971. These tests followed the 1970 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1972 Soviet nuclear tests series.
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