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Reinforced bunkers or mobile remote-control ships (like the Emba at Novaya Zemlya ) used to trigger detonations from a safe distance.

The Soviet Union's primary testing ground from 1949 to 1989. It hosted 456 nuclear explosions, including the first Soviet nuclear device, RDS-1 .

Located in the Mojave Desert, it includes Yucca Flat and Frenchman Flat, areas often recreated in digital maps. Novaya Zemlya , Russia nuclear test site (lekoopas private map)

An Arctic archipelago used for 130 detonations, including the Tsar Bomba —the largest nuclear device ever tested.

Civil defense "Doom Towns" (wooden houses, vehicles, and mannequins) built to test the effects of a blast on urban environments. Nuclear Test Sites - Atomic Archive Reinforced bunkers or mobile remote-control ships (like the

It consists of both northern and southern sites, with Matochkin Shar serving as a site for horizontal tunnel testing. Lop Nur Test Base, China

Located in the Xinjiang region, this site hosted Project 596 , China's first nuclear test in 1964. Located in the Mojave Desert, it includes Yucca

Often marked by a large subsidence crater or a "shot tower" for atmospheric tests.