ANNOUNCED UNITED STATES NUCLEAR DETONATIONS
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EVENT NAME
OATE(GCT)
LOCATION
TYPE
PURPOSE
YIELO RANGE
HYRAX
09/14/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
Low
PEBA
09/20/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
LOW
ALLEGHENY
09/29/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
LOW
ANDROSCOGGIN
10702762
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
AIRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEDIATE
MISSISSIPPI
10/05/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAFONS RELATED
110 KT
BUMPING
210706762
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
ATRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
ROANOKE
10/12/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
CHAMA
10/16/62
JOHNSTON ISt AREA
AITROROP
WEAPONS RELATEO
LOW MEGATON
BANDICOOT
10/19/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
CHECKMATE
10720762
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
HIGH ALTITUDE - TENS OF KMS
ROCKET
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
BLUEGILL SPRIME
10/26/62
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
HIGH ALTITUDE - YENS CF KMS
ROCKET
WEAPONS RELATED
SUBMEGATON
SANTEE
10/27/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW
CALAMITY
10/27/62
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
ATRDROP
WEAPONS RELATED
INTERMEQIATE
HOUSATONIC
10/30/62
JOHNSTON ISL AREA
ATROROP
WEAPONS RELATED
MEGATON RANGE
KINGFISH
11/01/62
JOHNSTON ISt AREA
HIGH ALTITUDE - TENS OF KMS
ROCKET
WEAPONS RELATED
SUBMEGATON
TIGHTROPE
11704762
JOHNSTON ISt AREA
HIGH ALTITUDE - TENS CF KMS
ROCKET
WEAPONS RELATED
Low
ANACOSTIA
11727762
DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
NTS
SHAFT
PL OWSHARE
Low
TENDRAC
12/07/62
NTS
SHAFT
JOINT US-UK
LOW
MADISON
12/12/62
NTS
TUNNEL
WEAFONS RELATED
LOW
NUMBAT
12/12/62
NTS
SHAFT
WEAPONS RELATED
LOW