Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Date
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Elkhart
09/17/65
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Long Shot
DoD Event
Nuclear test detection experiment
10/29/65
Amchitka
Shaft
Vela Uniform
About 80 kt
Sepia
11/12/65
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Corduroy
12/03/65
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Emerson
12/16/65
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Buff
12/16/65
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Maxwell
01/13/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Lampblack
01/18/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
20 to 200 kt
Dovekie
01/21/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Plaid Il
Accidental release of radioactivity
02/03/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Rex
02/24/66
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
19 kt
Red Hot
03/05/66
NTS
Tunnel
Weapons Effects
Less than 20 kt
Finfoot
Accidental release of radioactivity
03/07/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Clymer
03/12/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Purple
03/18/66
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Templar
Excavation device development
03/24/66
NTS
Shaft
Plowshare
Less than 20 kt
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
detected onsite only
DoD Event
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected off site
detected on site only
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