Why were there no nuclear detonations in 1959?
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Why were there no nuclear detonations in 1959?
The reason there were no tests in 1959 was that the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States agreed to a moratorium on nuclear weapon tests in 1958. This moratorium lasted from November 1958 to August 1961. The Soviet Union resumed on 1 September, 1961, with the US following suit a couple of weeks later.
France, being on the verge of being a nuclear-capable nation in 1958, did not take part in that moratorium. They didn't test in 1959 because they did not quite have the ability to do so. They did have that ability in 1960.
References:
The Making of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1958-1963
Nuclear Testing and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Timeline
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