ANNOUNCED UNITED STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS OT-¥ 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 -