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A NUCLEAR detonation was reported to have occurred on the Chinese mainland on May 14, 1965. The test was apparently conducted in the atmosphere and involved a uranium-235 fission device1. Fall-out attributable to this detonation was first detected in Israel on air filters on May 28, 1965. About 3 weeks later, iodine-131 was detected in milk samples and in animal thyroids. Monitoring of iodine-131 in these samples was continued for several months.
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EISENBERG, A., DONAGI, A., PRULOV, Y. et al. Fresh Fall-out in Israel from the Second Chinese Nuclear Detonation. Nature 210, 833–834 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210833b0
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