ANNOUNCED UNITED STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS 9-V EVENT NAME LOCATION NATE IRL TYPE PURPOSE _ YIELD RANGE FRANKLIN PRIME 08/30/57 NTS BALLOON WEAPONS RELATED &e7KT SMOKY 08/31/57 NTS TOWER WEAPONS RELATEO G&KT GALILEO 09/02/57 NTS TOWER WEAPONS RELATED LAKT WHEELER 09/06/57 NTS BALLOON WEAPONS RELATED 197 TONS LAPLACE 09/08/57 NTS BALLOON WE APONS RELATED 1KT FIZEAU 09/14/57 NTS TOWER WEAPONS RELATED LLKT NEWTON 09/16/57 NTS BALLOON WE APONS RELATED 12KT RAINIER 09/19/57 FIRST TUNNEL EMPLACEMEN NTS TUNNEL WE AFONS RELATED 1.7KT WHITNEY 09/23/57 NTS TOWER WEAPONS RELATED 19KT CHARLESTON 09/26/57; NTS BALLOON WEAPONS RELATED 12KT MORGAN 10/07/57 NTS BALLOON WEAPONS RELATED akTt BALLOON WEAPONS RELATED SURFACE WEAFONS RELATED YUCCA 04/28/58 12 DEGREES 37 NIN N-163 OPERATION HARDTACK 1 DEGREES O01 MIN E CACTUS 05/05/58 ENTWETOK FIR 05/11/58 BIKINI BUTTERNUT 05/11/56 KOA * BARGE WEAPONS RELATED ENIWETOK BARGE WEAPONS RELATED 05/12/58 ENIWETOK SURFACE WE AFONS RELATED WAHOO 05/16/58 ENIWETOK UW WEAFONS RELATEO HOLLY 05/20/58 ENT WETOK BARGE WE APONS RELATED NUTMEG 05/21/58 BIKINI BARGE WEAFONS RELATED YELLOWWOOD 05/26/58 ENT WETOK BARGE WEAPONS RELATED MAGNOLIA 05/26/58 ENIWETOK BARGE WE AFONS RELATED TOBACCO 05/30/58 ENT KE TOK BARGE WEAPONS RELATED SYCAMORE 05/31/58 BIKINI BARGE WEAPONS REL ATEO ROSE 06/02/58 ENIWETOK BARGE WEAPONS RELATED UMBRELLA 06/08/58 ENTWETOK UW WEAPONS RELATED 18 KT 1.37 MT