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Operation Sunbeam 
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United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site Period 1962 Number of tests 4 Test type Atmospheric Max. yield < 20 kt Navigation Previous test Operation Storax Next test Operation Roller Coaster Operation Sunbeam[1] was a series of four nuclear tests conducted at the United States of America's Nevada Test Site in 1962. Operation Sunbeam tested a number of small, "tactical" nuclear warheads. Most notable of these was the Davy Crockett.
The most notable milestone of Operation Sunbeam was that it was the last nuclear test series on the Nevada Test Site conducted in the atmosphere by the United States. Since Operation Sunbeam, specifically the Little Feller 1 test of the Davy Crocket, all US nuclear tests on the Test Site have been carried out underground in accordance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size LITTLE FELLER II July 7,1962 < 20 kilotons JOHNNIE BOY July 11,1962 0.5 kt fission SMALL BOY July 14,1962 < 20 kilotons LITTLE FELLER I July 17,1962 < 20 kilotons References
Coordinates: 37°08′10″N 116°04′07″W / 37.13611°N 116.06861°W
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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