-. Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date -—
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Date (GCT)
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Type.
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Operation Storax -- Continued
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Bluegill 3 Prime
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers
10/26/62
Johnston Island
area
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
Submegaton
Santee
10/27/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Calamity
10/27/62
Johnston Island
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Intermediate
Housatonic
10/30/62
Johnston Island
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Megaton Range
Kingfish
11/01/62
Johnston tsiand
Rocket
Weapons Effects
Submegaton
Tightrope
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers
11/04/62
Johnston tstand
area
Rocket
Weapons Effects
Low
St. Lawrence
11/09/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Gundi
11/15/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Anacostia
Device development
Accidental release of radioactivity
11/27/62
NTS
Shaft
Plowshare
Low
Taunton
12/04/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Tendrac
12/07/62
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
Low
Madison
12/12/62
NTS
Tunnel
WeaponsRelated
Low
Numbat
12/12/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Manatee
12/14/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Casselman
02/08/63
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic
DoD Event--Operation Fishbow!
High altitude--tens of kilometers
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
area
area
area
detected onsite only
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