Country France Number of tests 22 | Period 1979–1980 Test type underground shaft | |
Test site Rim zone, Areas 1-2, Moruroa Atoll; Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3-4, Moruroa Atoll Max. yield 112 kilotonnes of TNT (470 TJ) |
The France's 1979–1980 nuclear test series was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1979–1980. These tests followed the 1975–78 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981–82 French nuclear tests series.
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