<P> Moruroa ( Mururoa , Mururura ) , also historically known as Aopuni , is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean . It is located about 1,250 kilometres ( 780 mi ) southeast of Tahiti . Administratively Moruroa Atoll is part of the commune of Tureia , which includes the atolls of Tureia , Fangataufa , Tematangi and Vanavana . France undertook nuclear weapon tests between 1966 and 1996 at Moruroa and Fangataufa , causing international protests , notably in 1974 and 1995 . The number of tests performed have been variously reported as 175 and 181 . </P>
<P> Moruroa ( Mururoa , Mururura ) , also historically known as Aopuni , is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean . It is located about 1,250 kilometres ( 780 mi ) southeast of Tahiti . Administratively Moruroa Atoll is part of the commune of Tureia , which includes the atolls of Tureia , Fangataufa , Tematangi and Vanavana . France undertook nuclear weapon tests between 1966 and 1996 at Moruroa and Fangataufa , causing international protests , notably in 1974 and 1995 . The number of tests performed have been variously reported as 175 and 181 . </P>
where did the french do nuclear testing in the pacific
where did the french do nuclear testing in the pacific
1966 and 1996
1966 and 1996