CHINA CONFIRMS UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST.China conducted an underground nuclear test Saturday, just two days after it agreed to include nonmilitary explosions in a nuclear test ban treaty now under negotiation in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . The state-run Xinhua News Agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: confirmed that China conducted the test but provided no further details. Australian scientists who monitored the test said it was conducted at 10:56 a.m. in the Lop Nor Lop Nor, Xinjiang, China: see Lop Nur. test range in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, the Australian government announced. The underground test was recorded by the Australian Seismological seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis Center and the Australian Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey Organization as having a body wave magnitude of 5.7, with an estimated yield of 20 to 80 kilotons, making it a middle-range explosion. The Australian groups said it was the first explosion recorded since Aug. 17 and at least the 44th detected at Lop Nor since testing began there in 1964. Officials in China, the only nuclear power still conducting tests, have said they want to conduct several more to assure the effectiveness of their arsenal. |
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