In the '50's the U.S. went nuts with nuclear weapons tests

dibbons said
During one six month period, the United States military blew up 35 nuclear weapons. There were 77 tests in 1958 alone, other tests took place in earlier years. What were they thinking?

Operation Hardtack I

You better do some research. The U.S. was not the ONLY country that has done nuke tests, not by a longshot. So far as I know the Soviets hold the record for "big" with "Tsar Bomba"

The list according to Wiki

Considering the size of the country and it's military, France went a bit "overboard" doncha think?

I'm a bit amazed that China "didn't do more."

List of nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia