Vela incident: The "South Atlantic Flash" is observed near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean

Ne zaman

22 Eyl 1979

Tür

Nükleer deneme

Koordinatlar

47.00° S, 40.00° E

Yerleştirildiği yer: coordinates of the event it links, Vela incident.

Vela incident: The "South Atlantic Flash" is observed near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, thought to be a nuclear weapons test conducted by South Africa and Israel.

1979 undeclared nuclear explosion

The Vela incident was an atmospheric nuclear explosion that occurred on 22 September 1979, near the South African territory of Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, roughly midway between Africa and Antarctica. This explosion is widely believed to have been an undeclared test of an Israeli nuclear weapon on the ocean surface, carried out with assistance from South Africa.

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