Announced United States Nuclear Tests -- By Event
'- Event Name.
Date (GCT)
Location ©
annaer
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Type.
. Purpose
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Yield Range =
Chess
06/20/79
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Chetco
05/1 9/62
Christmas tsland
Airdrop
Weapons Related
Intermediate
Chevre
11/23/76
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Chiberta
12/20/75
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
20 to 200 kt
Chinchilla
02/19/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
1.9 kt
Chinchilla 1!
03/31/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Low
Chipmunk
02/15/63
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Low
Chocolate
04/21/67
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
Less than 20 kt
Cimarron
02/23/62
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
11.90 kt
Clairette
02/05/81
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Less than 20 kt
Clarksmobile
05/17/68
NTS
Shaft
Weapons Related
20 to 200 kt
Clean Slate|
Operation Roller Coaster
05/25/63
Bombing Range
Surface
Storage-Transp.
Zero
Clean Slate il
Operation Roller Coaster
05/31/63
Bombing Range
Surface
Storage-Transp.
Zero
Clean Slate II
Operation Roller Coaster
Pu dispersal
06/09/63
Bombing Range
Surface
Storage-Transp.
Zero
Clearwater
10/16/63
NTS
Shaft
WeaponsRelated
Intermediate
Climax
06/04/53
NTS
Airdrop
WeaponsRelated
61 kt
Operation Dominic
Accidental release of radioactivity
area
detected on site only
Accidental release of radioactivity
detected on site only
Pu dispersal
Radioactivity detected off site
Pu dispersal
Radioactivity not detected off site
Radioactivity detected off site
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