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Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia Thematic map and chart illustrating Pacific nuclear testing from 1946 to 1996. The globe highlights test sites across the Pacific, such as Bikini Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Mururoa Atoll, and others, with site names and locations labeled. A table lists the number of nuclear tests at each site, and a bar graph below shows the number of tests per year, color-coded by country: United States, United Kingdom, and France. A summary box notes total tests by country, with France conducting the most.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Jan 22, 2025
Deleted Web site: Mururoa Veterans. Jul 30, 2013
Article thoroughly revised. May 15, 2008
Added new Web site: International Atomic Energy Agency - Mururoa. Dec 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Global Security.org - Mururoa. Dec 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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