Photographic Evidence
General Jean Thiry speaking to journalists about the explosion, on December 27, 1960, at Reggane in the Sahara, Algeria [AFP via Getty Images]
General Jean Thiry, director of nuclear experiment centers, pressing a button to trigger the explosion of the third French atomic bomb at the Reggane test site in the Algerian Sahara.
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Photographs by Raymond Varoqui (SCA / ECPAD).
Photographs by Raymond Varoqui (SCA / ECPAD).
Photographs by Raymond Varoqui (SCA / ECPAD).
Between 1960 and 1966, France conducted four atmospheric and thirteen underground nuclear tests in the Reggane region of Algeria. These tests had a serious impact on the local environment and the health of the population and prompted strong condemnation by the international community.