“Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event _
“Event Name. a Date (GCT)
Location
Sareea
Oconto
Type. |.Purpose © =...
eS
“Yield Range
01/23/64
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Offshore
08/08/79
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Olive
07/22/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
Orange
DoD Event--Operation Newsreel
High altitude--approx. 43 kilometers
08/12/58
Johnston Island
area
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
Osage
06/16/56
Enewetak
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
Oscuro
09/21/72
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Otero
09/12/58
NTS
Shaft
Safety Experiment
38 tons
Otowi
06/22/62
Christmas Island
Airdrop
Weapons Related
Intermediate
Owens
07/25/57
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
9.7 kt
Paca
Accidental release of radioactivity
05/07/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Packard
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
01/15/69
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Effects
10 kt
Packrat
06/06/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Paisano
04/24/63
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Palanquin
Release of radioactivity detected off site
04/14/65
NTS
Crater
Plowshare
4.3 kt
Palisade
05/15/89
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Paliza
10/01/81
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 150 kt
Operational release of radioactivity
detected off site
Unstemmed hole
Operation Dominic
area
Megaton range
detected onsite only
Accidental retease of radioactivity
detected on site only
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