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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Underground nuclear explosions

Underground nuclear explosions

  • Underground nuclear testing

Incidence

In 1993 the USA revealed that since 1951 it had conducted more than 200 underground nuclear explosions in the process of testing atomic and nuclear weapons.

Broader

Nuclear weapons testing
Presentable

Aggravates

Earthquakes
Presentable

Value

Underground
Yet to rate
Explosion
Yet to rate

Reference

Bolt, Bruce A: Nuclear Explosions and Earthquakes: the parted veil

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Defence » Arms
  • Geology » Geology
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E2095
    DOCID
    11520950
    D7NID
    173370
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/underground-nuclear-explosions