File photo of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan File photo shows the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan in October 1991. From 1949 to 1989, the former Soviet Union conducted a total of around 460 nuclear weapons tests at the site, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency website.

File photo of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan File photo shows the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan in October 1991. From 1949 to 1989, the former Soviet Union conducted a total of around 460 nuclear weapons tests at the site, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency website.

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Recording Date: Oct 8, 1991

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File photo of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan File photo shows the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan in October 1991. From 1949 to 1989, the former Soviet Union conducted a total of around 460 nuclear weapons tests at the site, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency website.

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