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1989–91 French nuclear tests

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Country
  
France

Number of tests
  
21

Period
  
1989-1991

Test type
  
underground shaft

Test site
  
Lagoon Area 2, Fangataufa Atoll; Lagoon, Areas 5-7, Moruroa Atoll; Rim zone, Areas 1-2, Moruroa Atoll

Max. yield
  
118 kilotonnes of TNT (490 TJ)

The France's 1989-1991 nuclear test series was a group of 21 nuclear tests conducted in 1989-1991. These tests followed the 1986–88 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1995–96 French nuclear tests series.

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1989–91 French nuclear tests Wikipedia