Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
_ Event Name.
Date (GCT)
Location.
__Type
_ Purpose
Yield Range ..
Keelson
02/04/76
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Kennebec
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
06/25/63
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Kepler
07/24/57
NTS
Tower
Weapons Related
10 kt
Kernville
02/15/88
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Kesti
06/16/82
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Kestrel
04/05/65
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Kickapoo
06/13/56
Enewetak
Tower
WeaponsRelated
King
11/15/52
Enewetak
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
500 kt
Kingfish
11/01/62
Johnston Istand
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
Submegaton
Kinibito
12/05/85
NTS
Shaft
Joint US-UK
20 to 150 kt
Klickitat
02/20/64
NTS
Shaft
Piowshare
20 to 200 kt
Kloster
02/15/79
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
20 to 150 kt
Knickerbocker
05/26/67
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
76 kt
Knife A
09/12/68
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Knife 8
11/15/68
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Knife C
10/03/68
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Knox
02/21/68
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Koa
05/12/58
Enewetak
Surface
Weapons Related
1.37 MT
Kohocton
08/23/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Koon
04/06/54
Bikini
Surface
WeaponsRelated
110 kt
DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl
High altitude--tens of kilometers
Device development
area
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