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World's 10 secret nuclear testing sites to know about

New Delhi: Only a few nations possess nuclear weapons or are suspected of seeking them. The only countries known to have detonated nuclear weapons—and that acknowledge possessing such weapons are  United States, the Soviet Union,

2. Christmas Island



The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. This was the site of both British and American testing in the 1950s and 60s.



The British detonated their first successful bomb over the island in November 1957 and carried on with atmospheric explosions through 1958 as part of “Operation Grapple”.

The US carried out 22 detonations there in 1962 as well. Neither country evacuated the islanders during the blasts and some reports say that their own servicemen were not issued with protective clothing.

As a result of the blast there was a heavy rainfall immediately after the blasts, dead fish rose to the surface and thousands of birds were blinded by the light of the blast. The long-term effects on the island and the islanders are still unclear.

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