Announced United States nuclear tests, July 1945-December 1981

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:7043240

This document lists chronologically and alphabetically by event name all nuclear tests conducted and announced by the United States from July 1945 through December 1981, with the exception of the GMX experiments. The 22 GMX experiments, conducted at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) between December 1954 and February 1956, were equation-of-state physics studies that use small chemical explosives and small quantities of plutonium. Several tests conducted during Operation Dominic involved missile launches from Johnston Atoll. Several of these missile launches were aborted, resulting in the destruction of the missile and nuclear device either on the pad or in the air. Data on United States tests were obtained from and verified by the Department of Energy's three weapons laboratories - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California; and Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Additionally, data were obtained from public announcements issued by the Atomic Energy Commission and its successors, the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Department of Energy, respectively. The data tabulated gives the name, data, location, type, purpose, and yield of each event.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Las Vegas, NV (USA). Nevada Operations Office
• OSTI ID: 7043240
• Report Number(s): NVO-209-Rev.2; ON: DE82022175
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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