ANNOUNCED UNITEO STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS
EVENT NAME

8-V

MORA

DATE (GCT)

LOCATION

TYPE

PURPOSE

YIELD RANGE

09/29/58

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS RELATEO

2ktT

TAMALPAIS
10/06/58
SLIGHT VENTING

NTS

TUN NEL

WEAPONS RELATED

72 TONS

QUAY

19710758

NTS

TOWER

WEAFONS

RELATED

79 TONS

LEA

10/13/58

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

124K

HAMILTON

10/15/58

NTS

TOWER

WEAFONS

RELATED

1.2 TONS

LOGAN

10/16/58

NTS

TUNNEL

WEAPONS

RELATED

5SKT

DONA ANA

10716/58

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

37 TONS

RIO ARRIBA

10/16/58

NTS

TOWER

WEAPONS

RELATED

90 TONS

SOCORRO

10/22/58

WTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

6kKT

WRANGELL

10722758

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

115 TONS

RUSHMORE

10722/58

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

188 TONS

SANFORD

10/26/58

NTS

BALLOON

WE AFONS

RELATED

&.9KT

OE BACA

10/26/56

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS

RELATED

2e2KT

EVANS

10/29/58

NTS

TUNNEL

WEAPONS

RELATED

55 TONS

HUMBOLOT

10/29/58

NTS

TOWER

WEAPONS RELATED

7.8 TONS

SANTA FE

10730758

NTS

BALLOON

WEAPONS RELATED

1.3KT

BLANCA
10/30/58
SLIGHT VENTING

NTS

TUNNEL

WEAPONS RELATED

19KT

ANTLER

NTS

TUNNEL

WEAPONS RELATED

2-4KT

SHAFT

WEAPONS RELATEN

LOW

SHREW

VENTING

09/15/61

OPERATION NOUGAT

09/16/61
NTS
LOW YIELO MEANS LESS THAN 20KT

CHENA

10/10/61

NTS

TUNNEL

WEAPONS RELATED

LOW

MINK

10/29/61

NTS

SHAFT

WEAPONS RELATED

LOW

FISHER

12/03/61

NTS

SHAFT

WEAFONS RELATED

13.5KT

GNOME

SHAFT
PLOWSHARE
12/10/E1
CARLSBAD
MULTIPLE-PURPOSE EXPERIMENT IN SALT.FORMED CAVITY 160-170 FY.OTAMETER

60-80 FY.HIGH

3.1KT

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