This Day in Nuclear Testing

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17 June

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Dulce, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1965 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 238.
1965 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1965 – US nuclear test. Shot Tiny Dot, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia

1967 – China nuclear test. Shot CHIC-6. First Chinese test of a two-stage thermonuclear weapon.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1974 – China nuclear test. Shot (16).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

 

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18 June

1957 – US nuclear test. Shot Wilson, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Linden, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Duffer, Operation Niblick.
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1975 – US nuclear test. Shot Futtock, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia

1979 – France nuclear test. Shot Pyrrhos.
1979–80 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1983 – France nuclear test. Shot Burisis.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1985 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 662 Benzol.
1985 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1987 – US nuclear test. Shot Brie, Operation Musketeer.
Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) - Wikipedia

 

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19 June

1956 – UK nuclear test. Shot G2, Operation Mosaic.
Operation Mosaic - Wikipedia

1957 – UK nuclear test. Shot 3/Purple Granite, Operation Grapple.
Operation Grapple - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Petit, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1968 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 285.
1968 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 340.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1974 – US nuclear test. Shot Ming Blade, Operation Arbor.
Operation Arbor - Wikipedia

1975 – US nuclear test. Shot Mast, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia

1992 – US nuclear test. Shot Victoria, Operation Julin.
Operation Julin - Wikipedia

 

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20 June

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Starfish (aborted), Operation Dominic (Fishbowl).
Operation Fishbowl - Wikipedia

1979 – US nuclear test. Shot Chess, Operation Quicksilver.
Operation Quicksilver (1978) - Wikipedia

1984 – US nuclear test. Shot Duoro, Operation Fusileer.
Operation Fusileer - Wikipedia

1987 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 678-1,-2.
1987 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1987 – US nuclear test. Shot Mission Ghost, Operation Musketeer.
Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) - Wikipedia

 

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21 June

1956 – US nuclear test. Shot Inca, Operation Redwing.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Daman I, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1973 – US nuclear test. Shot Potrillo, Operation Toggle.
Operation Toggle - Wikipedia

1980 – France nuclear test. Shot Ilus.
1979–80 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1987 – France nuclear test. Shot Iphitos.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1990 – US nuclear test. Shot Austin, Operation Aqueduct.
Operation Aqueduct - Wikipedia

 

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22 June

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Otowi, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Switch, Operation Latchkey (Plowshare).
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1988 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Rhyolite and Nightingale, Operation Touchstone.
Operation Touchstone - Wikipedia

1989 – US nuclear test. Shot Contact, Operation Cornerstone.
Operation Cornerstone - Wikipedia

 

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23 June

1971 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Laguna and Dexter, Operation Emery.
Operation Emery - Wikipedia

1979 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 521.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1988 – France nuclear test. Shot Dejanire.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1992 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Galena-Yellow, -Orange and -Green, Operation Julin.
Operation Julin - Wikipedia

 

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24 June

1957 – US nuclear test. Shot Priscilla, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1970 – France nuclear test. Shot Eridan.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – US nuclear test. Shot Harebell, Operation Emery.
Operation Emery - Wikipedia

1980 – US nuclear test. Shot Huron King, Operation Tinderbox.
Operation Tinderbox - Wikipedia

1982 – US nuclear test. Shot Nebbiolo, Operation Praetorian.
Operation Praetorian - Wikipedia

1983 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 612.
1983 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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25 June

1956 – US nuclear test. Shot Dakota, Operation Redwing.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing - Wikipedia

1963 – US nuclear test. Shot Kennebec, Operation Storax.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax - Wikipedia

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Fade, Operation Niblick.
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Vulcan, Operation Flintlock. (Plowshare)
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1968 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Funnel and Sevilla, Operation Crosstie.
Sandia National Laboratory Official List of UNEs in Nevada

1970 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 320, Magistral.
1970 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – France nuclear test. Shot Umbriel.
1971–74 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1974 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 401.
1974 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1980 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 550 Butan 3 551.
1980 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1982 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 590-1,-2.
1982 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1986 – US/UK nuclear test. Shot Darwin, Operation Charioteer.
Operation Charioteer - Wikipedia
British nuclear testing in the United States - Wikipedia

 

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26 June

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Midi Mist, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1969 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Bowl-1, -2, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1970 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Arnica-Yellow and -Violet, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1975 – US nuclear test. Shot Camembert, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia

1985 – US nuclear test. Shot Maribo, Operation Grenadier.
Operation Grenadier - Wikipedia

1990 – France nuclear test. Shot Cypselos.
1989–91 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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27 June

1958 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Redwood and Elder, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Bighorn, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

and Shot Haymaker, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1967 – France nuclear test. Shot Antares.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1973 – China nuclear test. Shot (15).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1982 – France nuclear test. Shot Laodice.
1981–82 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1989 – US nuclear test. Shot Amarillo, Operation Cornerstone.
Operation Cornerstone - Wikipedia

 

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28 June

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Oak, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Marshmallow, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1968 – US nuclear test. Shot Chateaugay, Operation Crosstie.
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

1970 – Three Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 321, 322-1, -2.
1970 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Capitan, Haplopappus and Tajique, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1973 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Portulaca and Silene, Operation Toggle.
Operation Toggle - Wikipedia

1977 – France nuclear test. Shot Andromaque.
1975–78 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1979 – US nuclear test. Shot Fajy, Operation Quicksilver.
Operation Quicksilver (1978) - Wikipedia

1983 – France nuclear test. Shot Oxylos.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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29 June

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Hickory, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1966 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 250.
1966 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1967 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 268.
1967 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Umber, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1971 – US nuclear test. Shot Camphor, Operation Emery.
Operation Emery - Wikipedia

1977 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 461.
1977 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1979 – France nuclear test. Shot Egisthe.
1979–80 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1980 – Three Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 552-1,-2,-3.
1980 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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30 June

1946 – US nuclear test. Shot Able, Operation Crossroads. First test at Bikini Atoll.
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Bluestone, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

and

Shot Sacramento, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Dub, Operation Niblick. (Plowshare)
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Halfbeak, Operation Flintlock.
Sandia National Laboratory Official List of UNEs in Nevada
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 341.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – France nuclear test. Shot Titania.
1971–74 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1975 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 423.
1975 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1981 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 573-1,-2.
1981 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1985 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 663-1,-2.
1985 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1987 – US nuclear test. Shot Panchuela, Operation Musketeer.
Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) - Wikipedia

 

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1 July

1957 – US nuclear test. Shot Coulomb-A, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Sequoia, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1968 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 286, Galit A2.
1968 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – US nuclear test. Shot Diamond Mine, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1974 – France nuclear test. Shot Belier.
1971–74 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1978 – France nuclear test. Shot Xanthos.
1975–78 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1982 – France nuclear test. Shot Antilokos.
1981–82 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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2 July

1956 – US nuclear test. Shot Mohawk, Operation Redwing.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Cedar, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1966 – France nuclear test. Shot Aldebaran. First French test in Polynesia.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1967 – France nuclear test. Shot Arcturus.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 342, Globus 4.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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3 July

1970 – France nuclear test. Shot Licome.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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4 July

1969 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 302-1, -2.
1969 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – France nuclear test. Shot Japet.
1971–74 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1976 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 444.
1976 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1982 – Three Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 591-1,-2,-3.
1982 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1990 – France nuclear test. Shot Anticlee.
1989–91 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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5 July

1957 – US nuclear test. Shot Hood, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Dogwood, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1978 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 488.
1978 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1991 – France nuclear test. Shot Coronis.
1989–91 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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6 July

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Sedan, Operation Storax (Plowshare).
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Storax
Operation Storax - Wikipedia

1972 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 362.
1972 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1977 – France nuclear test. Shot Ajax.
1975–78 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1980 – France nuclear test. Shot Chryses.
1979–80 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia