Test 219

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Test 219
Information
Country Soviet Union
Test site Novaya Zemlya Test Range, Russian Federation
Date December 24, 1962
Number of tests 1
Test type Atmospheric Test
Device type Fusion
Max. yield Total yield 24.2 megatons of TNT (101 PJ)
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Test 219 was a nuclear test conducted by the Soviet Union in the atmosphere via ICBM. The test was performed on December 24, 1962 over the Novaya Zemlya test range. It was a thermonuclear fusion bomb with a yield of about 24.2 megatons and a destruction radius of about six miles, making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history.[1]

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