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The Soviet Union's 1955 nuclear test series was a group of 7
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s conducted in 1955. These tests followed the ''
1954 Soviet nuclear tests The Soviet Union's 1954 nuclear test series was a group of 10 nuclear tests conducted in 1954. These tests followed the ''1953 Soviet nuclear tests'' series and preceded the ''1955 Soviet nuclear tests'' series. References {{reflist, refs= { ...
'' series and preceded the ''
1956 Soviet nuclear tests The Soviet Union's 1956 nuclear test series was a group of 9 nuclear tests conducted in 1956. These tests followed the '' 1955 Soviet nuclear tests'' series and preceded the ''1957 Soviet nuclear tests'' series. Notes References {{reflist, ...
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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
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