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|established_date1=2 December 1942|established_event1=Colonised by the [[Communist Union of the Novella Islands]]|population_estimate=365|population_census=351|population_census_year=2022|population_estimate_year=2023|sovereignty_type=Formative events|established_event2=First nuclear test conducted under the auspices of [[Operation First Light|Operation ''First Light'']]|established_date2=21 June 1968|established_event3=Fully incorporated as a part of the [[Novella Islands Overseas Territories]]|established_date3=1 January 1970}} | |established_date1=2 December 1942|established_event1=Colonised by the [[Communist Union of the Novella Islands]]|population_estimate=365|population_census=351|population_census_year=2022|population_estimate_year=2023|sovereignty_type=Formative events|established_event2=First nuclear test conducted under the auspices of [[Operation First Light|Operation ''First Light'']]|established_date2=21 June 1968|established_event3=Fully incorporated as a part of the [[Novella Islands Overseas Territories]]|established_date3=1 January 1970}} | ||
[[Category:Novella Islands Overseas Territories]] | [[Category:Novella Islands Overseas Territories]] | ||
The '''Belfort Atoll''' is a large coral atoll of 40 islands in the [[XXX Ocean]], and a constituent of the [[Novella Islands Overseas Territories]]. It is most notable as the site of the world's first nuclear weapons test on 21 June 1968, conducted by the [[Novella Islands|Communist Union of the Novella Islands]] under the auspices of [[Operation First Light|Operation ''First Light'']]. Since 1 January 1970, the atoll has been the primary location for nuclear weapons experimentation by the Social Republic of the Novella Islands after its reformation, with routine testing continuing well into the 21st century. | |||
==History== | |||
===Discovery=== | |||
===Colonisation=== | |||
===Operation ''First Light''=== | |||
{{main|Operation First Light|l1=Operation ''First Light''}} | |||
===Post-''First Light'' nuclear testing=== | |||
==Islands== | |||
==List of nuclear tests conducted at the Belfort Atoll== | |||
Revision as of 04:11, 19 May 2023
Belfort Atoll | |
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 The Belfort Atoll | |
| Formative events | |
• Colonised by the Communist Union of the Novella Islands | 2 December 1942 |
• First nuclear test conducted under the auspices of Operation First Light | 21 June 1968 |
• Fully incorporated as a part of the Novella Islands Overseas Territories | 1 January 1970 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 365 |
• 2022 census | 351 |
The Belfort Atoll is a large coral atoll of 40 islands in the XXX Ocean, and a constituent of the Novella Islands Overseas Territories. It is most notable as the site of the world's first nuclear weapons test on 21 June 1968, conducted by the Communist Union of the Novella Islands under the auspices of Operation First Light. Since 1 January 1970, the atoll has been the primary location for nuclear weapons experimentation by the Social Republic of the Novella Islands after its reformation, with routine testing continuing well into the 21st century.