Event Name...
Announced United States Nuclear Tests ~ By Date _
4,7 Purpose. Date (GCT) | _ location _;
.. Yield Range.-....
Operation Storax -- Continued
Note: Five DoD high-altitude weaponseffects tests were conducted during Operation Dominic as Operation Fishbowl
Starfish Prime
07/09/62
Johnston Island
Rocket
Weapons Effects
1.4 MT
Sunset
Operation Dominic
07/10/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Intermediate
Pamlico
Operation Dominic
07/11/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Low Megaton
Johnnie Boy
Slightly below ground
07/11/62
NTS
Crater
WeaponsEffects
0.5 kt
Merrimac
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
07/13/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
intermediate
Small Boy
Slightly above ground
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site
07/14/62
NTS
Tower
WeaponsEffects
Low
Little Feller t
Slightly above ground
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site
07/17/62
NTS
Surface
WeaponsEffects
Low
Wichita
07/27/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
York
08/24/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Bobac
08/24/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Raritan
09/06/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Hyrax
09/14/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--400 kilometers
area
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
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