Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date

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Operation Nougat -- Continued
Danny Boy
DoD Event
Crater diameter 265ft.,

03/05/62

NTS

Crater

Weapons Effects

0.43 kt

Ermine

03/06/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Brazos

03/08/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

8.4 kt

Hognose

03/15/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Hoosic

03/28/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

3.40 kt

Chinchilla #

03/31/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Dormouse Prime

04/05/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

10.6 kt

Passaic

04/06/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Hudson

04/12/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Platte

04/14/62

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsRelated

1.85 kt

Dead

04/21/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

depth 84 ft. in basalt

Release of radioactivity detected off site

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site

Note: 1962 tests in Christmas and Johnston Island areas, and elsewhere in the Pacific, were part of Operation Dominic.
Intermediate yield for these tests means 20-1000 kt.
Adobe
Operation Dominic

04/25/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

Weapons Related

Intermediate

Aztec
Operation Dominic

04/27/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

Weapons Related

Intermediate

Black

04/27/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

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