Soviet Union Conducts Final Above-Ground Nuclear Test, December 25, 1962
The Soviet Union conducts its final above-ground nuclear weapon test, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Date: December 25, 1962
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