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The first French atom bomb is tested in the Sahara desert.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). The first French atom bomb is tested in the Sahara desert.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073743
South African History Online (2012) 'The first French atom bomb is tested in the Sahara desert.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073743 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
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"The first French atom bomb is tested in the Sahara desert.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073743. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first French atom bomb is tested in the Sahara desert.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073743.
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