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    All USSR non underground nuclear explosions (at least I hope so). Since the names for most of the tests weren't announced (or given by Russians) almost everywhere I have ?. A few first tests have names Joe #, but those names were given by Americans, according to the Joseph Stalin's first name, (Uncle Joe). If you you find anything incorrect or missing please Contact Me, any help will be appreciated.

Date Conducted Location Detonation Type Yield Kt. Name Material
August 29, 1949 Semipalatinsk Tower 22 Joe 1 Fission,Pu239
September 24, 1951 Siberia Surface 38 Joe 2 ?
October 18, 1951 Siberia Atmospheric 42 Joe 3 ?
August 12, 1953 Siberia Tower 400 Joe 4 Layer Cake/U235
August 23, 1953 Siberia Atmospheric 28 Joe 5 ?
September 3, 1953 Siberia Atmospheric 5.8 Joe 6 ?
September 8, 1953 Siberia Atmospheric 1.6 Joe 7 ?
September 10, 1953 Siberia Atmospheric 4.9 ? ?
September 14, 1954 Siberia ? ? ? ?
July 29, 1955 Siberia ? 5 ? ?
August 2, 1955 Siberia ? 25 ? Fission,Pu239
September 21, 1955 Siberia ? 20 ? Fission,Pu239
November 6, 1955 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Airborne 215 ? Fission,U235
November 22, 1955 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Air Delivered 1600 RDS-37 Fission/Fusion
March 20, 1956 Siberia ? ? ? ?
March 30, 1956 Siberia ? ? ? ?
August 24, 1956 Siberia Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
August 30, 1956 Siberia Atmospheric >20 ? ?
September 2, 1956 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
September 10, 1956 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
November 17, 1956 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
January 19, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
March 8, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
April 3, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
April 6, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
April 10, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
April 12, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
April 16, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
August 22, 1957 Siberia ? ? ? ?
September 24, 1957 Russia, Novaia Zemlya ? >1000 ? ?
September 26, 1957 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Underwater 7-70 ? ?
October 6, 1957 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
October 10, 1957 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
December 28, 1957 Siberia Atmospheric ? ? ?
February 23, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
February 27, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
February 27, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
March 14, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
March 14, 1958 Siberia Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
March 15, 1958 Siberia Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
March 20, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
March 21, 1958 Siberia Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
March 22, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >20 ? ?
September 20, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
September 30, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 50+ ? ?
September 30, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 50+ ? ?
October 2, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >20 ? ?
October 2, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
October 5, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
October 10, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
October 12, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 15, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya ATM0 >1000 ? ?
October 18, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 19, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
October 20, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 22, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 24, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
October 25, 1958 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
November 1, 1958 Siberia Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
November 3, 1958 Siberia Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
September 1, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric 150 ? ?
September 4, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric 10-80 ? ?
September 5, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
September 6, 1961 Russia, Kapustin Yar Atmospheric 25 ? ?
September 10, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 10, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
September 12, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 13, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
September 13, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
September 14, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 16, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 17, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric 20-150 ? ?
September 18, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 20, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 22, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 2, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 4, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 6, 1961 Russia, Kapustin Yar Atmospheric ~200 ? ?
October 6, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 8, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
October 12, 1961 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
October 20, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 21, 1961 Russia, Sary Shagan Atmospheric <5 ? ?
October 23, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 25000 ? ?
October 23, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Underwater <0.02 ? ?
October 25, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
October 27, 1961 Russia, Sary Shagan Atmospheric <5 ? ?
October 27, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-150 ? ?
October 30, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 58000 Tzar Bomb Fission/Fusion
October 31, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 31, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
November 2, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya ? 20-150 ? ?
November 4, 1961 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
August 5, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 30000 ? ?
August 7, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
August 10, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric <1000 ? ?
August 20, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
August 22, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
August 25, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
August 25, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
August 27, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 1000+ ? ?
September 1, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
September 2, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-150 ? ?
September 8, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 15, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 16, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 18, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
September 19, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20000 ? ?
September 21, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 25000 ? ?
September 25, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya ? 25000 ? ?
September 27, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 7, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >20 ? ?
October 14, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
October 22, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric >100 ? ?
October 22, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric >1000 ? ?
October 27, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
October 28, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
October 29, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
October 30, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
November 1, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
November 1, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
November 3, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
November 4, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
November 17, 1962 Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk Atmospheric <0.02 ? ?
December 18, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
December 18, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
December 20, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
December 22, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20-1000 ? ?
December 23, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 500-5000 ? ?
December 24, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric ? ? ?
December 24, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 20000 ? ?
December 25, 1962 Russia, Novaia Zemlya Atmospheric 500-5000 ? ?

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