Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event .
Event Name. ... . .
Baneberry
Date (GCT)
Location -
AO aI
Type
_... Purpose. |
Yield Range.
a
12/18/70
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
10 kt
Banon
08/26/76
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
20 to 150 kt
Barbel
10/16/64
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Barnwelt
12/08/89
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
20 to 150 kt
Barsac
03/20/69
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Baseball
01/15/81
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Bee
03/22/55
NTS
Tower
WeaponsRelated
8 kt
Beebalm
05/01/70
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Belmont
10/16/86
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Benham
12/19/68
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
1.15 MT
Bernal
11/28/73
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Bernalillo
09/17/58
NTS
Shaft
Safety Experiment
15 tons
Bexar
04/04/91
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Bighorn
06/27/62
Christmas [stand
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Megaton range
Bilby
09/13/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
249 kt
Billet
07/27/76
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Black
04/27/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Blackfoot
06/11/56
Enewetak
Tower
WeaponsRelated
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Unstemmedhole
Radioactivity not detected off site
Operation Dominic
First underground test reported
area
felt in Las Vegas, Nevada
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