Project 596

1964 - Lop Nur, China

On October 16, 1964, the People’s Republic of China conducted its first nuclear test, making it the fifth nuclear-armed state after the USA, the USSR, Britain and France. It was a uranium-235 implosion fission device, yield of 22 kilotons.

Project 596

Yield: 22 Kilotons
Location: Lop Nur, China
Date: October 16, 1964