ANNOUNCED UNITED STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS
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EVENT NAME
DATE (GCT)
LOCATION
TYPE
1962 PACIFIC TESTS WERE DESIGNATED OPERATION DOMINIC I
ADOBE
04/25/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATROROP
INTERMEDIATE MEANS 20 TO 1000 KT
PURPOSE
YIELD RANGE
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
AZTEC
04/27/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATRDBROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
BLACK
04/27/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
ARKANSAS
05/02/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW MEGATON
QUESTA
05/04/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
FRIGATE BIRD
05/06/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
MISSILE
WARHEAD IN MISSILE LAUNCHED FROM POLARIS SUBMARINE
WEAFONS RELATED
PACA
05/07/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
Low
YUKON
05/08/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
AIROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
MESTLLA
05/09/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATEO
INTERMEDIATE
MUSKEGON
05/11/62
CHRISTMAS TSL AREA
ATRDROP
WEAFONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
SWORDFISH
05/11/62
EASTERN PACIFIC
ANTISUBMARINE ROCKET /ASROC/ SYSTEM PROOF TEST
UW
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
ENCINO
05/12/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAFONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
AARDVARK
05/12/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
38KT
SWANEE
05/14/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
EEL
05/197E2
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
CHETCO
05/19/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
WHITE
05/25/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
TANANA
05/25/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
NAMBE
05/27/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
AITROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
RACCOON
06/01/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
LOW
PACKRAT
06/06/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
ALMA
06/08/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEOIATE
TRUCKEE
06/09/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEQIATE
YESO
06/10/€2 :
CHRISTMAS [St AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW MEGATON
HARLEM
06/12/62
CHRISTHAS ISL AREA
AITROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
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