Lop Nur
- Country: China
- Role: Weapons Test
- Status: Decommissioned
- Year: 1964
Overview
Chinas nuclear test ground at the dried salt lake of Lop Nur in Xinjiang, hosting 45 tests from the first bomb in October 1964 to the last in 1996, including a 3.3 megaton airdrop in 1976. China then declared a voluntary testing moratorium.
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