Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
Event Name
Date (GCT)
Sep rea
' Location
Type
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Se
Yield Range:
Drift
12/05/64
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
3.4 kt
Dub
Device development
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
06/30/64
NTS
Shaft
Piowshare
Less than 20 kt
Dulce
06/17/62
Christmas Isfand
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Intermediate
Dumont
05/19/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Duoro
06/20/84
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Duryea
04/14/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
70 kt
Dutchess
10/24/80
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
Less than 20 kt
Eagle
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site
12/12/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Easy
02/01/51
NTS
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
1 kt
Easy
04/20/51
Enewetak
Tower
Weapons Related
47 kt
Easy
11/05/51
NTS
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
31 kt
Easy
05/07/52
NTS
Tower
WeaponsRelated
12 kt
Ebbtide
09/15/77
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Edam
04/24/75
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Eddy
09/19/58
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
83 tons
Eel
05/19/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Effendi
04/27/67
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Egmont
12/09/84
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
20 to 150 kt
Accidental release of radioactivity
detectedoff site
Operation Dominic
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site
area
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