Test 219
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Test 219 was a nuclear test conducted by the Soviet Union
in the atmosphere via air drop. The test was performed on December 24, 1962 over at the Novaya Zemlya
test range. The yield was 24.2 Mt making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history..
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the atmosphere via air drop. The test was performed on December 24, 1962 over at the Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya
Novaya Zemlya , also known in Dutch as Nova Zembla and in Norwegian as , is an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia and the extreme northeast of Europe, the easternmost point of Europe lying at Cape Flissingsky on the northern island...
test range. The yield was 24.2 Mt making it the second largest thermonuclear explosion in history..