Which country tested nuclear weapons in the Republic of Kiribati between 1957 and 1958?
United Kingdom
North Korea
U.S.
France
Operation Grapple was the name of four series of British nuclear weapons tests carried out in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean (both belonging to Kiribati). Nine nuclear explosions were initiated, culminating in the United Kingdom becoming the third recognised possessor of thermonuclear weapons.
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Estonia
11
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11
the United States
36
the United Kingdom
43
Greece
13
Poland
1600
Australia
14
Germany
112
Austria
31
Switzerland
10