How many nuclear weapon test explosions have taken place?
2053 nuclear weapons have been exploded
(2007 Yearbook, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute):
US and Russia/USSR: approximatelly 90%
France, UK and China: approximately 9%
Israel, India and Pakistan: remainder
Multimedia presentation on the number of nuclear tests conducted:
“1945 – 1998” by Isao Hashimoto
Nuclear testing since 1945:
