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Nuclear weapons of Aquitayne

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Aquitayne
Location of Aquitayne
Nuclear program start date1952
First nuclear weapon test1955
First thermonuclear weapon test1956
Last nuclear test1985
Current stockpileUnknown
Maximum missile range15000km
NPT partyNo

Aquitayne was one of the first countries in Astyria, and the first in Lorecia, to manufacture nuclear weapons.

Development

Arabonan surveys

[Aq Mining Company] sends dudes to Arabona to survey for raw minerals on the island. One gets sick with radiation poisoning prompting further investigation. [Mining Company] finds large deposits of uranium on the island. 1930s.

Arabonan campaign

Mining and enrichment

Late 1940s the Aquitaynian government begins building a uranium enrichment site close to the mine on Arabona.

Scientific assistance

Blackhelm Confederacy scientists assist with the program after successfully completing their own bomb in 1950.

Nuclear weapons testing

Aquitaynes first successful nuclear test occurred on 2 September 1955 about 300 km off the coast of Insula Fera.