China Conducts Atmospheric Nuclear Test
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: October 16, 1980
Article abstract: The Chinese set off a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, the fallout of which began to pass over the West coast of the United States four days later.
Summary of Event
On October 16, 1980, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) set off a powerful nuclear explosion in the atmosphere. China had last set off an atmospheric test on December 14, 1978. The PRC was not a signatory of the 1963 Limited Test Ban nor of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which applied only to nations that did not yet possess nuclear weapons. The 1980 test...
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