Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
Event Name

Date (GCT)

Sep rea

' Location

Type

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aoe

Se

Yield Range:

Drift

12/05/64

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

3.4 kt

Dub
Device development
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

06/30/64

NTS

Shaft

Piowshare

Less than 20 kt

Dulce

06/17/62

Christmas Isfand

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

Intermediate

Dumont

05/19/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Duoro

06/20/84

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Duryea

04/14/66

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

70 kt

Dutchess

10/24/80

NTS

Shaft

Joint US-UK

Less than 20 kt

Eagle
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site

12/12/63

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Easy

02/01/51

NTS

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

1 kt

Easy

04/20/51

Enewetak

Tower

Weapons Related

47 kt

Easy

11/05/51

NTS

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated

31 kt

Easy

05/07/52

NTS

Tower

WeaponsRelated

12 kt

Ebbtide

09/15/77

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Edam

04/24/75

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Eddy

09/19/58

NTS

Balloon

WeaponsRelated

83 tons

Eel

05/19/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Effendi

04/27/67

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Egmont

12/09/84

NTS

Shaft

Joint US-UK

20 to 150 kt

Accidental release of radioactivity
detectedoff site

Operation Dominic

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site

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