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The Semipalatinsk Test Site or Semipalatinsk-21 (Russian: Семипалатинск-21; Kazakh: Семей-21, romanized: Semei-21), also known as "The Polygon", was the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons.
The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Kazakhstan, the Kazakh SSR, or simply Kazakhstan, was one of the transcontinental constituent republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991.
After the Limited Test Ban Treaty entered into force in 1963, the Soviet Union carried out 340 underground nuclear tests in caves or boreholes at all four sites. Semipalatinsk also was the location of 9 of the Soviet Union’s peaceful nuclear explosions.
Aug 29, 2023 · August 29 marks 32 years since Kazakhstan closed the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, a remote area that was used by the Soviet Union for hundreds of atmospheric and underground nuclear...
Aug 29, 2021 · August 29 marks 30 years since Kazakhstan closed its Semipalatinsk test site, a vast, remote area that was used by the Soviet Union for hundreds of atmospheric and underground nuclear tests over...
Mar 10, 2017 · Kazakhstan now offers the former nuclear-test site at Semipalatinsk for exercises designed to strengthen the verification capacity of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The country also plays a leading role in promoting CTBT entry into force. KEYWORDS: Nuclear testing. Kazakhstan. Soviet Union. Soviet nuclear program.
Feb 14, 2022 · The Soviet leaders chose a site in the Semipalatinsk region of the Central Asian republic to test its first atomic bomb. The region held a sacred meaning to Kazakhs. Its steppe, hills, low-range mountains, pine forests, and the Irtysh River created a complex ecosystem, and it gave Kazakhstan many of its most famous writers, poets, and musicians.
