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Alleged spare bomb casings from South Africa's nuclear weapon programme. Their purpose is disputed. [131] South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. In 1979, there was a detection of a putative covert nuclear test in the Indian Ocean, called the Vela incident. It has long been speculated that ...
South Africa; Nuclear program start date: 1967 [1] First nuclear weapon test: Possible, 22 September 1979 (See Vela incident) First fusion weapon test: Unknown: Last nuclear test: Unknown: Largest yield test: Unknown: Total tests: Unknown: Peak stockpile: 6: Current stockpile: None; the programme was voluntarily dismantled in 1989. Maximum range
CNS Resources on South Africa's Nuclear Weapons Program at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2001-09-27) – indicates that "most international experts conclude that South Africa has completed its nuclear disarmament. South Africa is the first and to date only country to build nuclear weapons and then entirely dismantle its nuclear ...
The following countries have either attempted to develop, actually built, or bought weapons of mass destruction, including biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. List [ edit ]
For nuclear weapon tests, a salvo is defined as two or more underground nuclear explosions conducted at a test site within an area delineated by a circle having a diameter of two kilometers and conducted within a total period of time of 0.1 second. [2] The two nuclear bombs dropped in combat over Japan in 1945.
The Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.
As of May 2023, there are 436 operable nuclear power reactors worldwide. This table lists all currently operational power stations. Some of these may have reactors under construction, but only current net capacity is listed.
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75