Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
'- Event Name.

Date (GCT)

Location ©

annaer

eeennaee

Type.

. Purpose

enon

Yield Range =

Chess

06/20/79

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Chetco

05/1 9/62

Christmas tsland

Airdrop

Weapons Related

Intermediate

Chevre

11/23/76

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Chiberta

12/20/75

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Chinchilla

02/19/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

1.9 kt

Chinchilla 1!

03/31/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Chipmunk

02/15/63

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Low

Chocolate

04/21/67

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Cimarron

02/23/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

11.90 kt

Clairette

02/05/81

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Clarksmobile

05/17/68

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 200 kt

Clean Slate|
Operation Roller Coaster

05/25/63

Bombing Range

Surface

Storage-Transp.

Zero

Clean Slate il
Operation Roller Coaster

05/31/63

Bombing Range

Surface

Storage-Transp.

Zero

Clean Slate II
Operation Roller Coaster
Pu dispersal

06/09/63

Bombing Range

Surface

Storage-Transp.

Zero

Clearwater

10/16/63

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Intermediate

Climax

06/04/53

NTS

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

61 kt

Operation Dominic

Accidental release of radioactivity

area

detected on site only

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

Pu dispersal

Radioactivity detected off site

Pu dispersal
Radioactivity not detected off site

Radioactivity detected off site

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