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Sulky

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12/18/64

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

0.092 kt

09/20/90

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Sunset
Operation Dominic

07/10/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Intermediate

Swanee
Operation Dominic

05/14/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

intermediate

Switch

06/22/67

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

Less than 20 kt

Uw

WeaponsEffects

Low

Excavation test of explosive buried at

greater depth in relation to yield

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Produced mound of broken rock
Release of radioactivity detected off site

Sundown

.

Excavation device development

Swordfish

05/11/62

Pacific

Sycamore

05/31/58

Bikini

Barge

WeaponsRelated

Tafi

07/25/80

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 150 kt

Tahoka

08/13/87

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Tajo

06/05/86

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Tamalpais
Slight venting
Radioactivity not detected off site

10/08/58

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

72 tons

Tan

06/03/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

05/25/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Low

07/30/68

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 200 kt

Operation Dominic

North 31 degrees 14 minutes,
West 124 degrees 13 minutes
Antisubmarine rocket (ASROC)
system proof test

Tanana
Operation Dominic
Tanya

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