"Gerboise bleue", the first French atomic test carried out on February 13, 1960 in the Algerian Sahara, is the starting point of France's nuclear power. These are powerful radioactive aerial shots ...
Gerboise bleue : c'est le nom de la première arme nucléaire française testée dans le Sahara algérien le 13 février 1960. Trois nouveaux tirs suivront : Gerboises blanche, rouge puis verte. Et jusqu'en ...
The codename for the first French nuclear test was Gerboise Bleue. 17 test detonations took place between 1960 and 1966 in the Algerian Sahara, with four of them being atmospheric detonations. During ...