- Operation Nougat
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Operation Nougat 
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United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site / Carlsbad Period 1961 - 1962 Number of tests 45 Test type Underground Device type Fission Max. yield 67 kt Navigation Previous test Operation Hardtack II Next test Operation Dominic Operation Nougat[1] was a series of 45 nuclear tests conducted (with one exception) at the Nevada Test Site in 1961 and 1962, immediately after the Soviet Union abrogated a testing moratorium, with the US' "Mink" test shot taking place the day before the Soviets test-detonated the Tsar Bomba. Most tests were limited-yield underground test shots.[2] New designs would be further developed in atmospheric testing during Operation Dominic I and II.
Operation Dominic I and II would follow Operation Nougat, with some testing overlap. Operation Hardtack II preceded Nougat and the testing moratorium.
The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size ANTLER September 15, 1961 2.6 kilotons SHREW September 16, 1961 < 20 kilotons BOOMER October 1, 1961 < 20 kilotons CHENA October 10, 1961 < 20 kilotons MINK October 29, 1961 < 20 kilotons FISHER December 3, 1962 13.4 kilotons GNOME December 10, 1962 3 kilotons MAD December 13, 1962 0.5 kilotons RINGTAIL December 17, 1962 < 20 kilotons FEATHER December 22, 1962 0.15 kilotons STOAT January 9, 1962 5.1 kilotons AGOUTI January 18, 1962 6.4 kt DORMOUSE January 30, 1962 < 20 kilotons STILLWATER February 8, 1962 3.07 kilotons ARMADILLO February 9, 1962 7.1 kilotons HARD HAT February 15, 1962 5.7 kilotons CHINCHILLA I February 19, 1962 1.9 kilotons CODSAW February 19, 1962 < 20 kilotons CIMARRON February 23, 1962 11.9 kilotons PLATYPUS February 24, 1962 < 20 kilotons PAMPAS March 1, 1962 9.5 kilotons DANNY BOY March 5, 1962 0.43 kilotons ERMINE March 6, 1962 < 20 kilotons BRAZOS March 8, 1962 8.4 kilotons HOGNOSE March 15, 1962 < 20 kilotons HOOSIC March 28, 1962 3.4 kilotons CHINCHILLA II March 31, 1962 < 20 kilotons DORMOUSE PRIME April 5, 1962 10.6 kilotons PASSAIC April 6, 1962 < 20 kilotons HUDSON April 12, 1962 < 20 kilotons PLATTE April 14, 1962 1.85 kilotons DEAD April 21, 1962 < 20 kilotons BLACK April 27, 1962 < 20 kilotons PACA May 7, 1962 < 20 kilotons ARIKAREE May 10, 1962 < 20 kilotons AARDVARK May 12, 1962 40 kilotons EEL May 19, 1962 4.5 kilotons WHITE May 25, 1962 < 20 kilotons RACCOON June 1, 1962 < 20 kilotons PACKRAT June 6, 1962 < 20 kilotons DES MOINES June 13, 1962 2.9 kilotons DAMAN I June 21, 1962 < 20 kilotons HAYMAKER June 27, 1962 67 kilotons MARSHMALLOW June 28, 1962 < 20 kilotons SACRAMENTO June 30, 1962 < 20 kilotons References
- ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf
- ^ http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Nougat.html
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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