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

[Elder

Date (GCT)

tocation _.

Type

Purpose: .-

a

|... Yield Range

apne eesti

06/27/58

Enewetak

Barge

WeaponsRelated

Elkhart

09/17/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Embudo

06/16/71

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

Less than 20 kt

Emerson

12/16/65

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Emmenthal

11/02/78

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Encino
Operation Dominic

05/12/62

Christmas Island
area

Airdrop

WeaponsRelated
:

Intermediate

Encore

05/08/53

NTS

Airdrop

WeaponsEffects

27 kt

Erie

05/30/56

Enewetak

Tower

WeaponsRelated

Ermine

03/06/62

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Low

Escabosa

07/10/74

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Esrom

02/04/76

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 200 kt

Ess

03/23/55

NTS

Crater

WeaponsEffects

1 kt

Estuary

03/09/76

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

200 to 500 kt

Evans

10/29/58

NTS

Tunnel

Weapons Related

55 tons

Fade

06/25/64

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Fahada

05/26/83

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

Less than 20 kt

Fajy

06/28/79

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Fallon

05/23/74

NTS

Shaft

Joint US-UK

20 to 200 kt

Farallones

12/14/77

NTS

Shaft

Weapons Related

20 to 150 kt

Farm

12/16/78

NTS

Shaft

WeaponsRelated

20 to 150 kt

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

Venting
Radioactivity not detected off site

Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only

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