The Soviet Union's primary testing ground from 1949 to 1989. It hosted 456 nuclear explosions, including the first Soviet nuclear device, RDS-1 .
It consists of both northern and southern sites, with Matochkin Shar serving as a site for horizontal tunnel testing. Lop Nur Test Base, China nuclear test site (lekoopas private map)
Often marked by a large subsidence crater or a "shot tower" for atmospheric tests. The Soviet Union's primary testing ground from 1949 to 1989
An Arctic archipelago used for 130 detonations, including the Tsar Bomba —the largest nuclear device ever tested. including the first Soviet nuclear device
Located in the Xinjiang region, this site hosted Project 596 , China's first nuclear test in 1964.