Event Name...

Announced United States Nuclear Tests ~ By Date _
4,7 Purpose. Date (GCT) | _ location _;

.. Yield Range.-....

Operation Storax -- Continued
Note: Five DoD high-altitude weaponseffects tests were conducted during Operation Dominic as Operation Fishbowl
Starfish Prime

07/09/62

Johnston Island

Rocket

Weapons Effects

1.4 MT

Sunset
Operation Dominic

07/10/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Intermediate

Pamlico
Operation Dominic

07/11/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Low Megaton

Johnnie Boy
Slightly below ground

07/11/62

NTS

Crater

WeaponsEffects

0.5 kt

Merrimac
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

07/13/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

intermediate

Small Boy
Slightly above ground
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site

07/14/62

NTS

Tower

WeaponsEffects

Low

Little Feller t
Slightly above ground
DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site

07/17/62

NTS

Surface

WeaponsEffects

Low

Wichita

07/27/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

York

08/24/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Bobac

08/24/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Raritan

09/06/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Hyrax

09/14/62

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

DoD Event--Operation Fishbowl

High altitude--400 kilometers

area

DoD Event--Operation Sunbeam
Release of radioactivity detected off site

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

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