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Date: 07:00 UTC 16/10/1964 |
Type: Surface |
Yield: 20Kt
The first atomic weapon test conducted by the Peoples Republic of China at the Lop Nor testing grounds. A pure fission device using U-235 only as no Plutonium was available to them at that time. The culmination of 9 years of developement, the test was named after the date the USSR stopped providing the Peoples Republic with assistance for their weapon program.
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