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12/18/64
NTS
Shaft
Plowshare
0.092 kt
09/20/90
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Sunset
Operation Dominic
07/10/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Intermediate
Swanee
Operation Dominic
05/14/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
intermediate
Switch
06/22/67
NTS
Shaft
Plowshare
Less than 20 kt
Uw
WeaponsEffects
Low
Excavation test of explosive buried at
greater depth in relation to yield
.
Produced mound of broken rock
Release of radioactivity detected off site
Sundown
.
Excavation device development
Swordfish
05/11/62
Pacific
Sycamore
05/31/58
Bikini
Barge
WeaponsRelated
Tafi
07/25/80
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
20 to 150 kt
Tahoka
08/13/87
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Tajo
06/05/86
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Tamalpais
Slight venting
Radioactivity not detected off site
10/08/58
NTS
Tunnel
WeaponsRelated
72 tons
Tan
06/03/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
05/25/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Low
07/30/68
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
20 to 200 kt
Operation Dominic
North 31 degrees 14 minutes,
West 124 degrees 13 minutes
Antisubmarine rocket (ASROC)
system proof test
Tanana
Operation Dominic
Tanya
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