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Project 596
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Project 596 was the first nuclear test of the nuclear weapons program of China, detonated on 16 October 1964, at the Lop Nur test site in Xinjiang. It was an implosion fission device containing about
The mushroom cloud from the test
The mushroom cloud from the test
The mushroom cloud
The mushroom cloud
Zhou Enlai announcing the success of the test.
Zhou Enlai announcing the success of the test.
Two Bombs, One Satellite
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Two Bombs, One Satellite is a retronym for the early nuclear weapon, ballistic missile, and artificial satellite development of the People's Republic of China, coined by the Chinese government in 1999
Project 596
…nuclear tests China conducted between 1964 and 1996, all of which occurred at the Lop Nur test site. The atomic bomb is now honored under China's "Two Bombs, One Satellite". Premier Zhou Enlai announced the test the same day, during which he criticized US "nuclear blackmail" and the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty…
Nie Rongzhen (left) with Chinese officials in Moscow (1957).
Nie Rongzhen (left) with Chinese officials in Moscow (1957).
The monument of the successful atomic detonation in Qinghai.
The monument of the successful atomic detonation in Qinghai.
Yao Tongbin was a leading missile expert of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" program. He was beaten to death in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, amo
Yao Tongbin was a leading missile expert of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" program. He was beaten to death in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, among many others who were persecuted.