Polygon (Kazakhstan)

Journeying from the country's capital to the former capital, via some of the craziest nuclear testing sites on the planet.

Kazakhstan’s answer to Chernobyl, the test site at Semeypalatinsk is where the Soviet Union did the majority of their nuclear testing.

You might have heard of Chernobyl, but have you ever heard of the Semepalatinsk Testing Sites? Hundreds of dystopian kilometres in the north of Kazakhstan, you've got to see it to believe it.

Putting Chernobyl to shame, this is your chance to see the Soviet nuclear testing sites of Northern Kazakhstan.

Makes Chernobyl look like child's play!

From Semey to Kurchatov, we’ll explore the sites of the Soviet nuclear testing program.