Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
- Event Name.
Date (GCT)
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Location -
EE pL
Type
Purpose.
Yield Range
ante
Aardvark
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
05/12/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
40 kt
Abeytas
11/05/70
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Abilene
04/07/88
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Abie
06/30/46
Bikini
Airdrop
WeaponsEffects
21 kt
Able
01/27/51
NTS
Airdrop
Weapons Related
1 kt
Able
Radioactivity not detected off site
10/22/51
NTS
Tower
WeaponsRelated
Less than 0.1 kt
Able
04/01/52
NTS
Airdrop
Weapons Effects
1 kt
Ace
06/11/64
NTS
Shaft
Plowshare
Less than 20 kt
Acushi
02/08/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Adobe
Operation Dominic
04/25/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
Weapons Related
Intermediate
Agile
02/23/67
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Agouti
01/18/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
6.4 kt
Agrini
03/31/84
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Ahtanum
09/13/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Ajax
11/11/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
01/30/70
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Device development
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected onsite only
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Ajo
In mined shaft
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