Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date
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Operation Nougat -- Continued
Danny Boy
DoD Event
Crater diameter 265ft.,
03/05/62
NTS
Crater
Weapons Effects
0.43 kt
Ermine
03/06/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Brazos
03/08/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
8.4 kt
Hognose
03/15/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Hoosic
03/28/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
3.40 kt
Chinchilla #
03/31/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Dormouse Prime
04/05/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
10.6 kt
Passaic
04/06/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Hudson
04/12/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Platte
04/14/62
NTS
Tunnel
WeaponsRelated
1.85 kt
Dead
04/21/62
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
depth 84 ft. in basalt
Release of radioactivity detected off site
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site
Note: 1962 tests in Christmas and Johnston Island areas, and elsewhere in the Pacific, were part of Operation Dominic.
Intermediate yield for these tests means 20-1000 kt.
Adobe
Operation Dominic
04/25/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
Weapons Related
Intermediate
Aztec
Operation Dominic
04/27/62
Christmas Island
area
Airdrop
Weapons Related
Intermediate
Black
04/27/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
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