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Total appears to be 635 megatons - 545 Mt atmospheric and 90 underground Mt. Quite a bit more than I would have expected!

As a species, we really enjoy blowing things up.

It's a bit unfair to blame the entire species when 2 countries are responsible for most of the nuclear tests.

I have never been responsible for a nuclear test, but as a member of the human species, I can confirm that I really enjoy blowing things up.

How weird that countries that develop a new technology would test it far more than others who simply copied their work...