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archived as /Documents/Nuke_16.doc more of Nuclear Weapons at /Nuke.htm note: because important web-sites are frequently here today but gone tomorrow, the following was archived from /Usa/Tests/index.html on July 21, 2005. This is NOT an attempt to divert readers from the aforementioned website. Indeed, the reader should only read this back-up copy if it cannot be found at the original authors site. Gallery of U.S. Nuclear Tests by Carey Sublette Last changed 6 August 2001 Between July 16, 1945 and September 23, 1992, the United States of America conducted (by official count) 1,054 nuclear tests and 2 nuclear attacks. The number of actual nuclear devices (aka bombs) tested and nuclear explosions is larger than this, but harder to establish precisely. Some devices that were tested failed to produce any noticeable explosion (some by design, some not). Other tests (by official definition) were actually multiple device detonations. It is not clear whether all multiple device tests have yet been identified and enumerated. These pages focus principally (although not exclusively) on the period from July 16, 1945 to November 4, 1962 -- the era of atmospheric testing*. There are a number of reasons for this. These early years marked the height of the Cold War when the U.S. nuclear weapons establishment came into being, when the major breakthroughs in weapon design occurred, and when the most severe effects of nuclear testing were felt around the World. During this period, test series were grand operations involving huge numbers of people. And each often with a set of clear objectives. The era of atmospheric testing is also the period for which the most information is available. When tests were exploded in the open, everyone could collect data on what was being tested. When the tests went underground, testing became routine and information about what was being tested went underground too. And of course, we cant have a gallery without pictures.