The Country That Survived 450 Nuclear Blasts – And Still Lives With The Fallout​on June 24, 2025 at 11:52 pm

Between 1949 and 1989, the Soviet Union carried out more than 450 nuclear tests in Kazakhstan, transforming an area called Semipalatinsk into one of the most irradiated places on Earth. Between 1949 and 1989, the Soviet Union carried out more than 450 nuclear tests in Kazakhstan, transforming an area called Semipalatinsk into one of the most irradiated places on Earth.