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1981–82 French nuclear tests

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Country
  
France

Number of tests
  
22

Period
  
1981-1982

Test type
  
underground shaft

Test site
  
Lagoon, Areas 5-7, Moruroa Atoll; Rim zone, Areas 1-2, Moruroa Atoll; Zoe and Yvonne Il., Areas 3-4, Moruroa Atoll

Max. yield
  
56 kilotonnes of TNT (230 TJ)

The France's 1981-1982 nuclear test series was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1981-1982. These tests followed the 1979–80 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1983–85 French nuclear tests series.

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1981–82 French nuclear tests Wikipedia


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