List of nuclear weapon test locations

Over 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted, in over a dozen different sites around the world. Red Russia/Soviet Union, blue France, light blue United States, violet Britain, black Israel, orange China, yellow India, brown Pakistan, green North Korea and light green (territories exposed to nuclear bombs)

This is a list of locations where nuclear weapons tests have been carried out or specialist preparations have been made for nuclear weapons to be detonated.

In Africa

• Reggane, Algeria (by France)
• Vastrap, Kalahari Desert, South Africa (by South Africa)

In North America

• Nevada Test Site, USA (by the US) - e.g. at Frenchman Flat
• White Sands Missile Range, USA (by the US)
• Amchitka, Alaska, USA (by the US)
• Baxterville, Mississippi, USA (by the US) - see Salmon Site
• Carson National Forest, New Mexico, USA (by the US) - see Project Gasbuggy
• Southeastern New Mexico, USA (by the US) - see Project Gnome
• Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA (by the US) - see Project Rio Blanco
• Sand Springs Range, Nevada, USA (by the US)

In South America

• Campo de Provas Brigadeiro Velloso, Brazil (by Brazil)

In Asia

• Semipalatinsk Test Site, near Kurchatov, Kazakhstan (by the Soviet Union)
• Lop Nur, People's Republic of China (by China)
• Novaya Zemlya (including at Sukhoy Nos and Matochkin Strait) (by the Soviet Union)
• North of Totskoye in Orenburg Oblast (by the Soviet Union) - see Totskoye nuclear exercise
• Pokhran, Rajasthan, India (by India) - see Pokhran-I and Pokhran-II
• Chagai Hills and Ras Koh Hills, Chagai District, Balochistan province, Pakistan (by Pakistan) - see Chagai-I and Chagai-II
• Kharan District, Balochistan province, Pakistan (by Pakistan)
• Kirana Hills, Punjab province, Pakistan (by Pakistan)
• Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, North Korea (by North Korea)

In Australia

Further information: Nuclear weapons tests in Australia

• Emu Field, South Australia (by the UK)
• Maralinga, South Australia (by the UK) - see British nuclear tests at Maralinga
• Montebello Islands (by the UK)

In the Pacific Ocean

• Bikini Atoll (by the US) - Bikini atomic experiments
• Enewetak Atoll (by the US) - see Category:Enewetak Atoll nuclear explosive tests
• Johnston Atoll (by the US) - see Operation Fishbowl, Operation Dominic, and Operation Hardtack I
• Pacific Proving Grounds (by the US)
• Kiritimati (aka Christmas Island) (by the UK)
• Malden Island (by the UK) - see Operation Grapple
• Fangataufa (by France)
• Moruroa (by France)

See also

• Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
• List of nuclear weapons tests (that list is by nation carrying out the test)
• Nuclear weapons testing#Nuclear testing by country
• Vela Incident