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[[File:First_atomic_test.png|thumb|right|Aftermath of the Nadir detonation in the Antarctic Ocean.]]

'''Nadir''' was the code name of the first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted in cooperation by [[Rokhtaera]] and the [[Nautical Peace]] on the uninhabited Chenrul Island near the South Pole at 86°S latitude. The test occurred a mere two weeks after an earlier detonation attempt by [[Meó]] in the [[Great Rift]] failed to ignite.

Due to a miscommunication, three Rokhtaeran scientists were present on the island during the detonation. Although they were far enough to avoid radiation from the blast, nuclear fallout from the event fell onto their campsite and one scientist suffered radiation burns after wind blew fallout into their tent.

The test remained top secret until after [[Operation Boil the Crab]], when both the [[Delezian Alliance]] and the [[Meó-Zandaera Alliance]] began using nuclear weapons in [[Windward War IV]].