What’s Behind The Curtain in The Nuke World
* Iran maintains that it is enriching uranium for civilian energy purposes only, but the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has not been cooperating enough for the agency to verify whether the intent is solely for peaceful means. As a result, the U.N. Security Council and a number of Western nations have placed economic and arms-related sanctions on Iran.
COUNTRY
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FIRST TEST
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MOST RECENT TEST
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TOTAL TESTS
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ESTIMATED WARHEADS
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1945
|
1992
|
1,054
|
7,650
|
|
1949
|
1990
|
715
|
8,420
|
|
1952
|
1991
|
45
|
225
|
|
1960
|
1996
|
210
|
300
|
|
1964
|
1996
|
45
|
240
|
|
1974
|
1998
|
6
|
80-100
|
|
1998
|
1998
|
6
|
90-110
|
|
2006
|
2013
|
3
|
Fewer than 10
|
|
No confirmed test
|
No confirmed test
|
No confirmed test
|
80
|
|
No confirmed test
|
No confirmed test
|
No confirmed test
|
0
|
Sources:CNN, Federation of American Scientists, CIA World Factbook, Nuclear Threat Initiative, U.S. Census Bureau
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