Announced United States Nuclear Tests - By Date
Date (GCT)
Location __
“Operation Argus
Argus|
08/27/58
South Atlantic
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
1-2 kt
Argusll
About 300 miles altitude, South 49.5
degrees, West 8.2 degrees
08/30/58
South Atlantic
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
1-2 kt
Argus tli
09/06/58
South Atlantic
Rocket
WeaponsEffects
1-2 kt
About 300 miles altitude, South 38.5
degrees, West 11.5 degrees
About 300 miles altitude, South 48.5
degrees, West 9.7 degrees
Operation Hardtack I!
Otero
09/12/58
NTS
Shaft
Safety Experiment
38 tons
Bernalitio
Unstemmed hole
Radioactivity not detected off site
09/17/58
NTS
Shaft -
Safety Experiment
15 tons
Eddy
09/19/58
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
83 tons
Luna
Unstemmed hole
Radioactivity not detected off site
09/21/58
NTS
Shaft
Safety Experiment
1.5 tons
Mercury
No radioactive release detected
09/23/58
NTS
Tunnel
Safety Experiment
Slight
Valencia
Unstemmedhole
Radioactivity not detected off site
09/26/58
NTS
Shaft
Safety Experiment
2 tons
Mars
Slight venting, radioactivity not
detected off site
09/28/58
NTS
Tunnel
Safety Experiment
13 tons
Mora
09/29/58
NTS
Balloon
WeaponsRelated
2 kt
Unstemmed hole
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