There are many places in the world where there is a world of difference between the condition of years past and the condition of today. These places were earlier used for a different purpose. Today we are going to tell you about one such place in Kazakhstan (Most nuked place), which was once a part of the USSR. The name of this place is Kurchatov where the Nuclear Weapon Test Center of the USSR (Semipalatinsk Test Site) Used to be. It was a closed city, meaning no one could come in or go out without permission.
Now this place has become ruins. (Photo: Twitter/@Nothke)
About 33 years ago, Kazakhstan last tested nuclear weapons here. You will be surprised to know that hundreds of nuclear tests above and below ground were conducted at this place for about 40 years (Nuclear test center Kazakhstan). Due to nuclear weapons testing, the entire area of 18,300 square kilometers has become a victim of radioactive contamination.
The craters caused by the explosions have turned into ponds, which are poisonous. (Photo: Twitter/@Paperclip_In)
The area has become ruins
Today’s situation is such that this place has become ruins because many old nuclear bunkers and blast craters are left here. Besides, the ponds here have also been poisoned in the form of radiation. It has been named Atomic Lake. People living in and around this area have fallen seriously ill. People living in the area even got cancer due to nuclear waste. Due to which many died. The next generation born here also had some disorder.
456 bombs were trained
According to the report of The Sun, the Soviets built this place and trained 456 nuclear and hydrogen bombs here. It is believed that the most deadly explosion took place on January 15, 1965, when a bomb 11 times more dangerous than the bomb that fell on Hiroshima was trained here. Wherever a crater was formed due to the blast, it was filled with water from the nearby river. The common people here now call these pits Atomic Lake. Even today people are prevented from going to this place and guards look after it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 16, 2024, 15:22 IST
