Nuclear Bomb Testing: Images From The First 30 Years Of Tests (PHOTOS)

Photos Record 30 Years Of Nuclear Bomb Tests

Since the first nuclear explosion in 1945 almost 2,000 nuclear tests have been performed.

While a large number of tests took place in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, according to the Atlantic, things died down in the 1990s as regulations began to restrict their use. A U.S. testing moratorium and a U.N. test ban treaty have gone further to limit these tests.

The nuclear tests were a sight to behold, and we've assembled some of the most historic images from 30 years of these tests, which claimed no lives directly.

30 Years Of Nuclear Tests

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