China Explodes Its First Nuclear Bomb
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, Bombs, Bombings, Explosions
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: October 16, 1964
Article abstract: The Chinese exploded an atomic bomb in 1964 after developing their own uranium mines, fuel-processing technology, bomb design, and test facilities.
Summary of Event
In 1964, China became the fifth country in the world to explode an atomic bomb; the other members of the so-called nuclear club were the United States (1945), the Soviet Union (1949), Great Britain (1952), and France (1960). Little information was available about the Chinese nuclear program until the 1980’s. In 1984, Marshal Nie Rongzhen, the military head of the...
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