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Q: Which nation tested a nuclear weapon underground in 2009?
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Which nation tested a nuclear weapon after the US?

USSR


Countries who acquired nuclear weapons?

Currently, nine states possess nuclear weapons.United States - Tested its first nuclear weapon in 1945Russia - Tested its first nuclear weapon in 1949United Kingdom - Tested its first weapon in 1952France - Tested its first weapon in 1960China - Tested its first weapon in 1964India - Tested its first weapon in 1974Pakistan - Tested its first weapon in 1998Israel - Acquired weapons sometime between 1967-1971North Korea - Tested its first weapon in 2009Four states have ended their nuclear programsSouth Africa - de-nuclearized in 1991Belarus, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan - Returned nuclear weapons to Russia in mid-1990s.Nuclear Aspirants, but no nuclear program or weaponsGermany, Canada, Libya, Japan, Argentina, Syria. Sweden, Egypt, South Korea, Switzerland, Iraq, TaiwanFuture nuclear states?IranSee, Peter Beckman et. al, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear States, and Terrorism (2007), 41.


When did France get nuclear weapon?

they designed them, built the infrastructure and tested them.


When did uk become the nuclear power?

The United Kingdom tested its first nuclear weapon on 3 October 1952.


What is the biggest nuclear weapon?

The most powerful nuclear weapon detonated was the Tsar Bomb which was a 50 megaton thermo-nuclear bomb that was tested in October 30, 1961, in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago


How does the energy released by an earthquake compare to the energy of a nuclear weapon?

* Earthquake Richter 5.0 = 32 kilotons nuclear weapon, like was used at Nagasaki * Earthquake Richter 6.0 = 1 megaton nuclear weapon * Earthquake Richter 7.0 = 32 megaton nuclear weapon * Earthquake Richter 7.1 = 50 megaton nuclear weapon, Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested * Earthquake Richter 8.0 = 1 gigaton nuclear weapon, much larger than anything ever made


When did Russia start using Nuclear Weapons?

The first Soviet nuclear weapon was tested in 1949. They have never used one in combat.


What is the first nuclear weapon was made during World War 2?

The atomic bomb was the first nuclear weapon ever made during World war two and it was the first weapon that have been tested before Hiroshima was under attack.


What is the meaning of nuclear weapon?

The meaning of the word nuclear weapon, is a weapon that has a nuclear warhead on it.


Which country has become an atomic power with Pakistan?

Just 2 months before nuclear test of Pakistan, India tested nuclear weapon at pokhran. Both India and Pakistan became nuclear power with almost a gap of 2 monhts. After Pakistan North Korea test its nuclear weapon.


Can a nuclear reactor be used as a nuclear weapon?

No. LLNL even tested several Uranium-Hydride bombs in the 1950s. Even though their computer models said the devices should explode, none gave a nuclear yield. One could use the waste from the reactor as a Radiological Weapon, but the reactor itself is not useful as a weapon.


What is the nuclear test ban treaty?

Prohibits nuclear weapon test explosions and any other nuclear explosions in three environments: in the atmosphere, in outer space and underwater, but does not prohibit underground nuclear explosions