Submitted by Taps Coogan on the 22nd of February to The Sounding Line.
The following video map, from Business Insider, shows the location of every known nuclear bomb explosion in history from the first nuclear explosion, the Trinity test in 1945, until 2015. According to the graphic, the US has conducted 1125 nuclear tests in addition to the two nuclear weapons used against Japan in World War II, the Soviet Union tested 976 nuclear weapons, France 210, China 48, the UK 45, Pakistan 7, India 8, and North Korea 2 (though this number is now believed to be 6).
To see other interesting historical maps check out:
The History of the Greeks
Every Year of the Roman Empire
Every Other Day of the Napoleonic Wars
Every Day of World War I
Every Day of World War II
The History of the World Every Year
The Five Largest Cities Throughout History
Every Major Plague Epidemic in History
The Evolution of Modern Government
The Rise of Religions Throughout History
The History of Communism Since 1850
The History of Urbanization
The History of South America
How the World Got Obese
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Barely noticed by Boomers over the last decades.
Hee hee, like last male rhino killed?
It’s a long list
Born in ’44, USA, no wonder my thyroid gland is gone!
Male contraceptive pill is safe to use and does not harm sex drive, first clinical trial finds
Barely 2 workers per every senior? Are male contraceptive pills safe for human survival?
What are they thinking?!