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With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear weapons testing
Controlled detonation of nuclear weapons for scientific or political purposes
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests have been carried out since 1945. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue. Governments have often…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gerboise Bleue (nuclear test)
1960 weapons test in Reggane, French Algeria
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