35 Years After Semipalatinsk: From Nuclear Tragedy to Global Responsibility

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. On Aug. 29, 1991, Kazakhstan made a decision that would shape not only its own history, but also its place in the world. By decree, the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site was permanently closed. Thirty-five years later, the significance of that decision has acquired an even broader meaning. Between 1949 and 1989, 456 nuclear explosions were… The post 35 Years After Semipalatinsk: From Nuclear Tragedy to Global R...

By Fatima Kemelova