This Day in Nuclear Testing

17 September

1958 - US nuclear test. Shot Bernalillo, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 100 (Joe 88). 1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1965 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 240.
1965 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1965 – US nuclear test. Shot Elkhart, Operation Flintlock.
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1968 – US nuclear test. Shot Stoddard, Operation Bowline (Plowshare).
Operation Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1977 – China nuclear test. Shot (22).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1984 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 649 Kvartz 4.
1984 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
19 September

1957 - US nuclear test. Shot Rainier, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Eddy, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 104 (Joe 90).
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1962 – Soviet nuclear test.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 344, Globus 1.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1973 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 386, Meridian 2.
1973 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1991 – US nuclear test. Shot Distant Zenith, Operation Sculpin.
Operation Sculpin - Wikipedia
 
20 September

1961 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 105 and 106 (Volga 1 (Joe 91). 1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Peba, Operation Storax.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax - Wikipedia

1969 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Kyack-A,-B, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1973 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 387.
1973 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1978 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 497.
1978 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia


1990 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Sundown-A and -B, Operation Aqueduct.

Operation Aqueduct - Wikipedia
 
21 September

1955 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 22 (Joe 17) and unnumbered.
1955 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1958 - US nuclear test. Shot Luna, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 107 (Joe 92).
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1962 – Soviet nuclear test.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Marvel, Operation Crosstie (Plowshare).
Operation Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

1972 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 371, Region 1.
1972 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – US nuclear test. Shot Oscuro, Operation Toggle.
Operation Toggle - Wikipedia

1978 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 498 (Kraton 2).
1978 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1982 – two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 596-1,-2.
1982 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1983 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Tomme/Midnight Zephyr, Branco and Branco-Herkimer, Operation Phalanx.
Operation Phalanx - Wikipedia
 
22 September

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 108 Volga 2 (Joe 93).
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1962 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 170.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1967 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 273.
1967 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – China nuclear test. Shot CHIC-9.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1971 – Four US nuclear tests. Shots Frijoles-Deming, -Espuela, -Guaje and -Petaca, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1979 – “Vela Incident.” Possible Israel nuclear test.
Vela Incident - Wikipedia
Flash from the past: Why an apparent Israeli nuclear test in 1979 matters today

1983 – US nuclear test. Shot Techado, Operation Phalanx.
Operation Phalanx - Wikipedia
 
23 September

1957 - US nuclear test. Shot Whitney, Operation Plumbbob.
Operation Plumbbob
Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia

1958 – UK nuclear test. Shot Z4/Burgee 2, Operation Grapple. Last UK atmospheric test.
Operation Grapple - Wikipedia

1958 - US nuclear test. Shot Mercury, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Daiquiri, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1969 – China nuclear test. Shot CHIC-9. First Chinese underground test.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1982 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Huron Landing, Diamond Ace and Frisco, Operation Praetorian.
Operation Praetorian - Wikipedia

1992 – US nuclear test. Shot Divider, Operation Julin. Last US nuclear test.
Operation Julin - Wikipedia
23 September 1992 - Last U.S. nuclear test: CTBTO Preparatory Commission
 
24 September

1951 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot Joe 2
1949–51 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1957 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 45 (Joe 39).
1957 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1960 – UK nuclear test. Shot B2, Operation Vixen.
Operation Vixen - Wikipedia

1962 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 171.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1968 – US nuclear test. Shot Hudson Seal, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1979 – Three Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 531 -1, -2, -3.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1981 – US nuclear test. Shot Cernada, Operation Guardian.
Operation Guardian - Wikipedia

1983 – Six Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 618 Vega 8T, 619 Vega 9T, 620 Vega 11T, 621 Vega 13T, 622 Vega 10T, 623 Vega 12T.
1983 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1987 – US nuclear test. Shot Lockney, Operation Musketeer.
Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) - Wikipedia
 
25 September

1957 – UK nuclear test. Shot 2/Biak, Operation Antler.
British nuclear tests at Maralinga - Wikipedia

1962 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 172 and 173.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1964 – US/UK nuclear test. Shot Courser, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia
British nuclear testing in the United States - Wikipedia

1974 – US nuclear test. Shot Pratt, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia

1980 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 555 Dynamica.
1980 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1980 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Bonardo and Riola, Operation Tinderbox.
Operation Tinderbox - Wikipedia

1982 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 597 Rift 4.
1982 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1983 – Four Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 624-1 thru -4.
1983 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1992 – China nuclear test. Shot (38).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 
26 September

1957 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 46 (Joe 40).
1957 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1958 - US nuclear test. Shot Valencia, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 109.
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 307, Stavropol.
1969 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – US nuclear test. Shot Delphinium, Operation Toggle.
Operation Toggle - Wikipedia

1974 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Stanyan and Trumbull, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia

1976 – China nuclear test. Shot (19).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

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

1981 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 578 Vega 4T, 579 Vega 2T.
1981 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
27 September

1956 – UK nuclear test. Shot 1/One Tree, Operation Buffalo.
British nuclear tests at Maralinga - Wikipedia

1962 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 174.
1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1963 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Carp and Narraguagus, Operation Niblick.
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Zaza, Operation Crosstie.
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

1971 – Four Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 345-1 thru -4.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1973 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 388.
1973 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1977 – US nuclear test. Shot Coulommiers, Operation Fulcrum.
Operation Fulcrum - Wikipedia

1978 – Seven Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 499-1 thru -7.
1978 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1978 – Four US nuclear tests. Shots Draughts, Rummy, Cremino and Cremino-Caerphilly, Operation Cresset.
Operation Cresset - Wikipedia

1979 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 532.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1990 – US nuclear test. Shot Ledoux, Operation Aqueduct.
Operation Aqueduct - Wikipedia
 
29 September

1954 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 10.
1954 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1958 - US nuclear test. Shot Mora, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Allegheny, Operation Storax.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Newark, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1968 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 290.
1968 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – China nuclear test. Shot CHIC-10.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1971 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Pedernal and Chantilly, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1975 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 428, Gorizont 3.
1975 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1976 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 449-1,-2.
1976 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1983 – US nuclear test. Shot Navata, Operation Phalanx.
Operation Phalanx - Wikipedia

1988 – China nuclear test. Shot (34).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 
30 September

1958 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 63 (Joe 56) and 64 (Joe 57).
1958 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1964 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 228.
1964 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1966 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 255, Urta-Bulak.
1966 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1973 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 389, Sapfir.
1973 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1977 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 470, Galit A5.
1977 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1986 – US nuclear test. Shot Labquark, Operation Charioteer.
Operation Charioteer - Wikipedia
 
1 October

1954 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 11.
1954 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 110.
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1961 – US nuclear test. Shot Boomer, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1965 – France nuclear test. Shot Corindon, Operation In Ekker.
In Ekker series, French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 308-1, -2.
1969 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Seaweed-C,-D,-E, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1981 – Four Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 580-1 thru -4.
1981 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1981 – US nuclear test. Shot Paliza, Operation Praetorian.
Operation Praetorian - Wikipedia

1995 – France nuclear test. Shot Ploutos.
1995–96 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
2 October

1958 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 65 (Joe 58) and 66 (Joe 59)
1958 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1961 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 111 (Joe 94).
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Auk, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia

1969 – US nuclear test. Shot Milrow, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1973 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Polygonum and Waller, Operation Arbor.
Operation Arbor - Wikipedia

1974 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 409, Kristall.
1974 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1984 – US nuclear test. Shot Vermejo, Operation Grenadier.
Operation Grenadier - Wikipedia
 
3 October

1952 – First UK nuclear test. Shot Hurricane, Operation Hurricane.
Operation Hurricane - Wikipedia

1954 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 12 (Joe 9).
1954 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1968 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Knife C and Welder, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1972 – Catalog of Worldwide Nuclear Testing, V.N Mikhailov, Editor-in Chief, lists an underground Soviet test at Kalmyk ASSR on this date. The test is described as a “Seismic probing explosion” conducted in a vertical shaft at a depth of 485 feet. The device yielded a blast of 6.6 KT. No other details have been found.

1984 – China nuclear test. Shot (31).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1987 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 686 Batolit 2.
1987 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
4 October

1956 – UK nuclear test. Shot 2/Marcoo, Operation Buffalo.
British nuclear tests at Maralinga - Wikipedia

1958 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 67 (Joe 60).
1958 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1961 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 112 (Joe 95) and 113 (Joe 96).
1961 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 346, Globus 2.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1979 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 533 Kimberlit 1.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1989 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 713.
1989 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
5 October

1954 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 13 (Joe 10).
1954 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1958 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 68 (Joe 61)
1958 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1958 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Hidalgo and Colfax, Operation Hardtack II.
Operation Hardtack II
Operation Hardtack II - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Mississippi, Operation Storax.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax - Wikipedia

1975 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 429.
1975 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1982 – China nuclear test. Shot (28).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1993 – China nuclear test. Shot (39).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 

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