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16 Jul 1945 Trinity 19 Flag of the United States USA First fission device test, first plutonium implosion detonation
6 Aug 1945 Little Boy 15 Flag of the United States USA Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, first detonation of an enriched uranium gun-type device
9 Aug 1945 Fat Man 21 Flag of the United States USA Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan
29 Aug 1949 RDS-1 22 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR First fission weapon test by the USSR
3 Oct 1952 Hurricane 25 Flag of the United Kingdom UK First fission weapon test by the UK
1 Nov 1952 Ivy Mike 10,400 Flag of the United States USA First "staged" thermonuclear weapon test (not deployable)
12 Aug 1953 Joe 4 400 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR First fusion weapon test by the USSR (not "staged", but deployable)
1 Mar 1954 Castle Bravo 15,000 Flag of the United States USA First deployable "staged" thermonuclear weapon; fallout accident where the crew members of the Japanese fishing ship the Lucky Dragon where all crew members were given radiation poisoning and 1 crew member died.
22 Nov 1955 RDS-37 1,600 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR First "staged" thermonuclear weapon test by the USSR (deployable)
8 Nov 1957 Grapple X 1,800 Flag of the United Kingdom UK First (successful) "staged" thermonuclear weapon test by the UK
13 Feb 1960 Gerboise Bleue 70 Flag of France France First fission weapon test by France
31 Oct 1961 Tsar Bomba 50,000 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Largest thermonuclear weapon ever tested
16 Oct 1964 596 22 Flag of the People's Republic of China PR China First fission weapon test by the People's Republic of China
17 Jun 1967 Test No. 6 3,300 Flag of the People's Republic of China PR China First "staged" thermonuclear weapon test by the People's Republic of China
24 Aug 1968 Canopus 2,600 Flag of France France First "staged" thermonuclear test by France
18 May 1974 Smiling Buddha 12 Flag of India India First fission nuclear explosive test by India
11 May 1998 Shakti I 43 Flag of India India First potential fusion/boosted weapon test by India
(exact yields disputed, between 25kt and 45kt)
11 May 1998 Shakti II 12 Flag of India India First deployable fission weapon test by India
28 May 1998 Chagai-I 9-12 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan First fission weapon test by Pakistan.
9 Oct 2006 Hwadae-ri <1 Flag of North Korea North Korea First fission device tested by North Korea; resulted as a fizzle