Announced United StatesNuclearTests ~ By Date
Event Name 0... Date (GCT) :| Location =... :
‘Type. feos.Purpose...
Operation Emery -- Continued

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Laguna

06/23/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Harebell

06/24/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Camphor
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

06/29/71

NTS

Tunnel

Weapons Effects

Less than 20 kt

‘Operation Grommet
Diamond Mine
DoD Event
Nuclear test detection experiment

07/01/71

NTS

Tunnel

Vela Uniform

Less than 20 kt

Miniata

07/08/71

NTS

Shaft

Plowshare

83 kt

Algodones

08/18/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Pedernal

09/29/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt:

Cathay

10/08/71

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Cannikin
Test of warhead of Spartan missile

11/06/71

Amchitka

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 5 MT

Diagonal!Line
DoD Event
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site by aircraft only

11/24/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsEffects

Less than 20 kt

Chaenactis

12/14/71

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Longchamps

04/19/72

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Misty North

05/02/72

NTS

Tunnel

WeaponsEffects

Less than 20 kt

Zinnia

05/17/72

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Monero

05/19/72

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Device development experiment

DoD Event

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