Country Soviet Union Number of tests 1 Device type Fusion | Date December 24, 1962 Test type Atmospheric Test | |
Test site Novaya Zemlya Test Range, Russian Federation | ||
Test 219 was a nuclear test conducted by the Soviet Union in the atmosphere via ICBM. The test was performed on December 24, 1962 over the Novaya Zemlya test range. It was a thermonuclear fusion bomb with a yield of about 24.2 megatons and a destruction radius of about six miles, making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history behind Tsar Bomba.
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