WebJun 15, 2024 · Officially, France carried out a total of 17 nuclear tests in Algeria, the last of which occurred on Feb. 16, 1966, almost four years after Algeria gained independence on July 5, 1962. Those post-independence tests were secretly allowed under the treaty of the Evian Accords, signed in 1962 by the Provisional Government of the Republic of ... WebTwo nuclear weapons test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 2016 brought the topic of nuclear testing under international law to the fore again in the year that the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the most relevant international instrument in this field, was supposed to be celebrating the twentieth …
‘Crimes against humanity:’ France to face lawsuit in ICC …
WebFeb 14, 2024 · A human rights organisation that defends victims of French nuclear tests in Algeria announced that it is preparing a judicial file to be submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in... WebSep 25, 2024 · Oscar Temaru, former president of French Polynesia and current leader of the Tavini Huiraatira Party, announced on Tuesday that France was being taken to the … lament metallum
Nuclear colonialism and French nuclear tests, Polynesia
WebAug 29, 2024 · In 1968, France conducted a series of nuclear tests codenamed Canopus at Fangataufa Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean. The test had a yield of 2.6 megatonnes and was 200 times more powerful than ... WebApr 26, 2024 · France carried out four nuclear weapons tests in the desert near Reggane between 1960 and 1961 The extreme temperatures near the blast transformed the sand into black shards. Blue Jerboa was... WebJul 28, 2024 · France carried out its first 17 nuclear tests in the Sahara desert in Algeria, both before and after the country’s independence from France in 1962. But from 1966, it performed 193 tests... assassin raid