China conducted its first successful nuclear test in 1964.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including government archives, contemporary presidential statements, and nuclear history databases. [tier=silver indep_score=0.917 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (wikipedia)
- https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2014-10-16/chinas-first-nuclear-test-1964-50th-anniversary (corroboration)
- https://www.atomicarchive.com/media/photographs/testing/chinese/project-596-3.html (corroboration)
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-the-president-the-first-chinese-nuclear-device (corroboration)