ANNOUNCED UNITED STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS
EVENT NAME
DATE (GC)
LOCATION
TYPE
PURPOSE
YIELD RANGE
DES MOINES
06/13/62
NTS
TUNNEL
WEAPONS RELATEO
LOW
RINCONADA
06/15/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAFONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
OULCE
06/17/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
AITRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
PETIT
06/19/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATRODROP
WEAFONS RELATED
Low
DAMAN I
06/21/62
NTS
SHAFY
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
OTOWI
06/22/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
BIGHORN
06/27/62
CHRISTHAS ISL AREA
ATRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
MEGATON RANGE
HAYMAKER
06/27/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
56KT
MARSHMALLOW
000 EVENT
06/26/62
NTS
TUNNEL
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
BLUES TONE
06/30/€2
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
ATRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW MEGATON
SACRAMENTO
06/30/€2
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
TT-¥
OPERATION STORAX
SEDAN
07/86/62
NTS
CRATER
PL OWSHARE
EXCAVATION EXPERIMENT-CRATER 12860 FT.DIAM 320 FT. 0DEEP-THERMONUCLEAR DEV.
100KT
LITTLE FELLERIT
07/07/E€2
NTS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUNO.
OOMINIC II SERIES.
SURF ACE
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
STARFISH PRIHE
07/09/62
HIGH ALTITUDE-450 KM
JOHNSTON ISt AREA
ROCKET
WEAPONS RELATED
1.4 MEGATONS
SUNSET
07/10/62
CHRISTMAS ISt AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
PAMLICO
07/11/62
CHRISTMAS ISL AREA
AITRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW MEGATON
JOHNNY BOY
07/11/62
NTS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND.
OOMINIC II SERIES.
SURF ACE
WEAFONS RELATED
0.5
MERRIMAC
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
SURFACE
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
LITTLE FELLER I
07/17/62
NTS
SURFACE
WEAPONS RELATED
TROOP PARTICIPATION. SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND. NOMINIC IT SERIES.
Low
WICHITA
a7/27/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
YORK
06/24/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
LOW
BOBAC
08/24/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
07/13/62
NTS
SMALL BOY
07/14/62
NTS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND.
OOMINIC II SERIES.