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When did France end its nuclear testing in the Tuamotu Archipelago?
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France conducted its final nuclear test in the South Pacific, specifically below Fangataufa atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, in January 1996.12
Following this event, France signed the protocols of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty later that same year, effectively ending its nuclear testing program in the region.12