Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
Event Name -
Date (GCT)
Location -
ge
-- Type -
os”
Purpose... | —
“2 ¥feld: Range:
comet
Kootanai
Accidental release of radioactivity
04/24/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Kryddost
05/06/82
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Laban
08/03/83
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Labis
02/05/70
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
25 kt
Labquark
09/30/86
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Lacrosse
05/04/56
Enewetak
Surface
Weapons Related
40 kt
Laguna
06/23/71
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Lampblack
01/18/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Lanpher
10/18/67
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Laplace
09/08/57
NTS
Batloon
WeaponsRelated
1 kt
Laredo
05/21/88 |
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 150 kt
Lassen
06/05/57.
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
0.5 tons
Latir
02/27/74
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Lea
10/13/58
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
1.4 kt
Ledoux
09/27/90
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Effects
Less than 20 kt
Leyden
11/26/75
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Lime
04/01/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Linden
06/18/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
Liptauer
04/03/80
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Little Feller |
07/17/62
NTS
Surface
WeaponsEffects
Low
detected onsite only
Radioactivity not detected off site
Slightly above ground
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site
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