See also: List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union.
1970 | |
Picture Description: | Nuclear blast animation |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Test Site: | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Mangystau, Kazakhstan; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Orenburg, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period: | 1970 |
Number Of Tests: | 16 |
Test Type: | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max Yield: | 2.2MtTNT |
Next Series: | 1971 Soviet nuclear tests |
The Soviet Union's 1970 nuclear test series was a group of 16 nuclear tests conducted in 1970. These tests [1] followed the 1969 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1971 Soviet nuclear tests series.
- !style="background:#ffdead;" | Name [2] !style="background:#efefef;" | Date time (UT) !style="background:#ffdead;" | Local time zone[3] [4] !style="background:#efefef;" | Location[5] !style="background:#ffdead;" | Elevation + height [6] !style="background:#efefef;" | Delivery, [7] Purpose [8] !style="background:#efefef;" | Device[9] !style="background:#ffdead;" | Yield[10] !style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable" | Fallout[11] !style="background:#ffdead;" class="unsortable" | References !style="background:#efefef;" class="unsortable" | Notes | - ! 316 - 1 | 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49.7956°N 78.1239°W | 727m (2,385feet) + | tunnel, weapon effect | - ! 316 - 2 | 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49.7956°N 78.1239°W | 727m (2,385feet) + | tunnel, weapon effect | - ! 316 - 3 | 07:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 802 49.7956°N 78.1239°W | 727m (2,385feet) + | tunnel, weapon effect | - ! 317 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Sh-2 49.734°N 78.0998°W | 700m (2,300feet) + | tunnel, safety experiment | - ! 318 | 05:02:59.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 610 49.7478°N 77.999°W | 698m (2,290feet) + | tunnel, peaceful research | - ! 319 | 04:03:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Sh-3 49.7318°N 78.0975°W | 580m (1,900feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 320 Magistral (Highway) | 04:59:55.5 | SVET (5 hrs) | Orenburg, Russia: 1T-2S 52.201°N 55.692°W | – 700m (2,300feet) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | - ! 321 | 01:58:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 510 49.8015°N 78.1068°W | 656m (2,152feet) – 332m (1,089feet) | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 322 - 1 | 01:58:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 705 49.7768°N 78.0498°W | 650m (2,130feet) + | tunnel, peaceful research | - ! 322 - 2 | 01:58:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 705 49.7768°N 78.0498°W | 650m (2,130feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 323 | 03:02:59.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 104 49.953°N 77.6724°W | 460m (1,510feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 324 | 03:57:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 120 49.8097°N 78.1284°W | 732m (2,402feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 326 | 04:02:59.9 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 8 49.7598°N 78.0053°W | 752m (2,467feet) + | tunnel, peaceful research | - ! 325 | 04:03:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 502 49.7935°N 78.0054°W | 680m (2,230feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 327 - 1 | 05:59:57.57 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73.304°N 55.027°W | 100m (300feet) – 1200m (3,900feet) | tunnel, weapons development | Venting detected off site, 2MCi | - ! 327 - 2 | 05:59:57.6 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73.304°N 55.027°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 327 - 3 | 05:59:57.6 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-6 73.304°N 55.027°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 328 | 06:02:59.8 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 125 49.9895°N 77.7621°W | 460m (1,510feet) + | underground shaft, peaceful research | Testing of a special explosive for valley cratering, used for the Tiaga event. | - ! 329 Say-Utes 6T | 07:00:59.8 | SHET (5 hrs) | Mangystau, Kazakhstan: 6T 43.851°N 54.774°W | – 740m (2,430feet) | underground shaft, industrial | Alluvial cratering, possibly testing for thermonuke test site. | - ! 330 | 07:01:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 193 49.7456°N 78.0992°W | 624m (2,047feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 331 Say-Utes 1T | 07:00:59.8 | SHET (5 hrs) | Mangystau, Kazakhstan: 1-T 43.8936°N 54.8988°W | – 500m (1,600feet) | underground shaft, industrial | Alluvial cratering, possibly testing for thermonuke test site. |