France carried out a series of 24

nuclear test Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue. Governments have often performed tests to signal strength. Bec ...

s from 1971 to 1974 These tests followed the 1966–1970 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1975–1978 French nuclear tests.

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