Project 596 was China’s first successful nuclear weapons test, conducted on October 16, 1964, marking the country’s entry into the nuclear weapons era. China d

Project 596 was China’s first successful nuclear weapons test, conducted on October 16, 1964, marking the country’s entry into the nuclear weapons era. China detonated Project 596 at the Lop Nur test site in Xinjiang on October 16, 1964, becoming the world’s fifth nuclear-armed state. The name refe…