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

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