Why did the United States do over 900 nuclear tests from the 50's to the 90's?

by NucleoPyro

We were discussing this in one of my political courses. What information was being gained from continuing to do tests? It seems like after a few tests we already knew what kind of designs worked and how much fallout/how large of an explosion we would get from the size of nuclear payload. Was it just an act of political posturing to show off to the Soviets/Chinese?

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