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| The U.K. conducts its first nuclear test at Montepelo (1952) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| NUCLEAR POWERS The U.K. followed the U.S. and the Soviet Union to become the world's third nuclear power. Just seven years after the U.S. conducted its first test, there were now three nuclear nations. France and China followed soon afterwards. | |