Watch a time-lapse map of every nuclear explosion since 1945
- Publish Date
- Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 4:42PM
The world's first nuclear explosion occurred on this day in 1945. Since then there have been 2,053 other nuclear explosions beginning with the Manhattan Project's "Trinity" test near Los Alamos and concluding with Pakistan's nuclear tests in May of 1998.Â