Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Data ~
~~. Event.Name
. Type
Date (GCT) {. 7 Location
Purpose
Yield Range -
Project 58 A
Venus
02/22/58
NTS
Tunnel!
Safety Experiment
Less than 1 ton
Uranus
_No radioactive release detected
03/14/58
NTS
Tunnel
Safety Experiment
Less than 1 ton
Noradioactive release detected
Operation Hardtack|
Note: Three DoD high-altitude tests in the Pacific during Hardtack 1 were conducted as Operation Newsreel.
Yucca
North 12 degrees 37 minutes,
04/28/58
Pacific
Balloon
Weapons Effects
Cactus
05/05/58
Enewetak
Surface
WeaponsRelated
Fir
05/11/58
Bikini
Barge
Weapons Related
Butternut
05/11/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
Koa
05/12/58
Enewetak
Surface
Weapons Related
Wahoo
05/16/58
Enewetak
UW
WeaponsEffects
Holly
Nutmeg
05/20/58
05/21/58
Enewetak
Bikini
Barge
Barge
WeaponsRelated
WeaponsRelated
Yellowwood
05/26/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
3 3 Oo
At
Magnolia
05/26/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
SF
Af
Tobacco
05/30/58
Enewetak
Barge
Weapons Related
Sb
At
Sycamore
05/31/58
Bikini
Barge
WeaponsRelated
Rose
06/02/58
Enewetak
Barge
WeaponsRelated
Umbrella
06/08/58
Enewetak
Uw
WeaponsEffects
& kt
Maple
06/10/58
Bikini —
Barge
WeaponsRelated
3 kt
Aspen
06/14/58
Bikini
Barge
WeaponsRelated
3/g
).? kt
DobEvent-Operation Newsree!
18 kt
/DGOO
ef.
Ei At
1.37 MT
GF
&?
SG KP
2S) &P
GR . Lt
/ SS
Lt
kt