First air-dropped Soviet atomic bomb test (Joe 3) Semipalatinsk Test Site USSR 1951

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post-soviet town Kurchatov ( Kazakhstan ) - the former operations center for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

Saw you reblogging that post about nuclear testing in algerian deserts from France

Here’s a notso fun fact, the French would bind algerian civilians to poles and trap them in the contaminated area so they could test out how nuclear radiation can affect human bodies

Actual human beings, with families and friends and lives, were set as lab rats for their demented fucking revenge

I am so sorry to hear that. It is truly awful that this happened to Algeria. I already knew how violent Algerian war for independence was, but I haven't heard about that.

In a way however I recognise what this might mean to you. I am from Kazakhstan which for 42 years(40 years of testing) had Semipalatinsk polygon opened in the middle of the North-East of the country. The thing is, the test sites were not even marked so people would just live there, while one of the most powerful nuclear and hydrogen bombs were tested right next to them(to be fair a lot of them were underground but yk).

There were at least 468 bombs detonated. The clouds from many of them were spread, so that the entirety of Eastern Kazakhstan now has a higher radiation on average. The regions around it also have a higher rate of cancer.

I don't think there is a point in comparing the damage from both of these. And not only about the bombs you know. I hope that all the people that died for their independence for colonial regimes are at peace and are not forgotten.

1 Lidija Lasmane 1925, Riga, Latvia, 2022 © Claudia Heinermann

2 A scale model of Ground Zero at Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site Museum, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, 2019 © Claudia Heinermann

3 Gulag in Vorkuta © National Museum of Lithuania

4 Partisans in Estonia, 1950 © National Archives of Estonia

5 Remains of military fortifications at Ground Zero of the former nuclear test site Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, 2019 © Claudia Heinermann

6 The frozen river Lena, Yakutia, Russia, 2018 © Claudia Heinermann

Claudia Heinermann: SIBERIAN EXILES: Baltic testimonies of Soviet repression

Breaking: Increased Soviet Activity

It has come to our attention regarding a recent matter of mild concern. There have been reported instances of escalation of military drills taking place across the member states of the Warsaw Pact. Furthermore, reports have surfaced indicating increased activity at the Semipalatinsk test site, raising apprehensions regarding the nature of these developments.

Our various sources have conveyed to us some details for concern regarding these new developments. Specifically, from the limited information that we have obtained, it was reported that the Soviet Union has been conducting tests on advanced surface-to-air missile systems. These systems, if deployed, could pose a significant threat to NATO aircraft operating within or near Soviet-controlled airspace.

As such, the Secretary-General of NATO looks upon this regrettably as this could potentially pose a threat to the stability of the council itself, and believes that such actions directly challenge the security and stability of our alliance. It is imperative, therefore, that we respond swiftly and with unity in addressing this pressing situation. We must demonstrate our resolve to safeguard the interests and safety of our member states, and for the greater good of our alliance for the years to come.

'Let us be a lesson', say Kazakhs wary of return to nuclear testing

More Sign In/Free Sign Up 0 © Reuters. A view shows abandoned buildings in the Chagan military town near the former Semipalatinsk Test Site, one of the main locations for nuclear testing in the Soviet Union, in the Abai Region, Kazakhstan November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev By Mariya Gordeyeva SARYZHAL, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – As Russia warns of the rising risk of nuclear war, and…

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[ad_1] August 29 marks 32 years since Kazakhstan closed the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, a remote area that was used by the Soviet Union for hundreds of atmospheric and underground nuclear tests over a period of 40 years. Nuclear weapons testing resulted in the radioactive contamination of an area of over 18,300 square kilometers. August 29 is also the International Day against Nuclear Tests, and the United Nations General Assembly and European Union have led calls for all nuclear powers to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. [ad_2]

The Human Dimension to Kazakhstan’s Plutonium Mountain

April 24, 2023, Sig Hecker  https://nonproliferation.org/the-human-dimension-to-kazakhstans-plutonium-mountain/ The following is an excerpt from the Stanley Center for Peace and Security. As we drove deeper into the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, we found kilometer-long trenches that were clearly the work of professional thieves using industrial earth-moving equipment, rather than hand-dug…

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Ratify the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia of 2006.

The Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) treaty is a legally binding commitment by Central Asian States (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) not to manufacture, acquire, test, or possess nuclear weapons. The treaty was signed on 8 September 2006 at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, hence the Treaty’s unofficial name as 'Semipalatinsk Treaty'.

The treaty was subsequently ratified by all five Central Asian states and entered into force on 21 March 2009.

The creation of the zone has been the result of the collective efforts by all five Central Asian States in their common desire to provide security, stability and peace in the region, address environmental concerns and create the necessary conditions for regional development and stability.

The State Parties of the CANWFZ have committed themselves voluntarily and unequivocally to ban the production, acquisition and deployment on their territories of nuclear weapons and their components or other nuclear explosive devices.

All verification pursuant to the treaty is carried out by the IAEA, as CANWFZ States Parties are obliged to conclude with the IAEA both a comprehensive safeguards agreement and an additional protocol. The treaty also requires States Parties to act in accordance with the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to “maintain effective standards of physical protection of nuclear material, facilities and equipment.”

The Semipalatinsk Treaty has a number of special features. The zone is the only, among existing zones, situated entirely in the northern hemisphere, in a landlocked region directly bordering two nuclear-weapon States. CANWFZ is the only zone where, in the past, nuclear weapons have not only been tested but also actively deployed.

The idea of creating the zone began in September 1997 at the "Central Asia - a Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons" international conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The signing ceremony of the Treaty on the Zone was held in 2006 in the city of Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, where in 1991, one of the world's largest nuclear test sites was closed. The Kyrgyz Republic has since then been officially designated as the depository of the Treaty..

Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (2006)

East of Kazakhstan has a unique feature among all other regions of Kazakhstan in that it combines all types of landscape: mountains, steppes, deserts, and taiga. The biggest cities in the region are Semei and Ust-Kamenogorsk (administrative center of the East Kazakhstan region), which serve as intersected locations for the transport routes. The region has many highlights to visit including: - Kanton Karagay (National Park) is suitable for digital detox and admiring the stunning nature among the plentiful waterfalls and beautiful lakes. - The Belukha Mountain, the peak of the Altai mountains, lies under everlasting glaciers and attracts climbers annually. - Ridder, West Altai Natural Reserve, and lake “Markakol” Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site for those who want to explore the dark sites of the Soviet Union’s history. - Lake Alakol with its black beaches and healing waters, highlited as the birdwatching site during the season caused by the bird migration. #kazakhstan #eastkazakhstan #eastkazakhstanregion #eastkazakhstan🇰🇿 #belukhamountain #westaltai #semei #alakol (at East Kazakhstan Region) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChFIBd7D8jS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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note that - every single citation here is to the same article - no city named "koyan" seems to exist outside of references to this article - the little i can find of the original article refers only to the (nearby, real) city of kurchatov. the article for kurchatov makes reference to this same article but replaces "koyan" with "kurchatov" - this text has been removed multiple times but restored by five different users. four of them have user pages that are blank except for a mention of the same university they're editing from; the other seems to be an entirely competent wikipedia editor who just happened to be like "yeah, let's put this back, it's fun"

i really like when wikipedia transmits to us from another dimension

post-soviet town Kurchatov ( Kazakhstan ) - the former operations center for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

Crater in the nuclear test site at Semipalatinsk, in the former Soviet state of Kazakhstan.

Not the site of the Tsar Bomba, which is in Novaya Zemlya, about 2000 km away.