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Summary notes about the database: This dataset was compiled entirely from open sources. It helps a lot to have a globe handy and a felt-tip pen when using
this dataset. (A cold beer isn't bad, either.) The American portion is complete for codeworded tests in their proper sequence to the present; other countries are
nearly so to varying degrees. The world's nuclear states have cumulatively conducted very nearly 2080 tests (some consisting of multiple blasts simultaneously or in
salvo) since the early morning of 16 July 1945, totaling around 500 megatons. The vast majority of the megatonnage circa 90%, was set off
in the open (air, water, space) in a total of circa 619 tests prior to the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty. Just over 4 dozen open-air superbomb blasts (which I
define as >1450 kt) accounted for over 70% (~360 Mt) of the total test yield in history. A mere half a dozen blasts accounted for almost half (166 Mt) the
open-air figure. Americans set off the most blasts, but the Soviets set off the biggest ones and released more energy. With a few exceptions, most of the
circa 1460 tests since the 1963 LTBT have been low-yield and underground. China proceeded from their A-bomb in 1964 to a true thermonuclear weapon in 1967
in less than four years, faster than anyone in history, and without going the plutonium route, and set off only 46 blasts in aggregate.
World arsenals peaked in the early 1980s at ~125,000 warheads totaling ~30,000
megatons in aggregate. Present deployed totals are about one-tenth and one-fifth these numbers, respectively.
Note that all the individual tests in this database are rated in kilotons, to better enable comparisons.
Approximately 10 metric tons of plutonium has been released into the environment, plus vast amounts of other fission products and activated elements. Due to the time
sensitive nature of fallout, released activity expressed as "cumulative curies" would not be useful. A rough-order-of-magnitude estimate for the total dose delivered
to the biosphere is 2 × 10 24 ergs, or 2 × 10 20 grays [Gy]. Nevertheless, the reader
should maintain perspective: the contribution of fallout (~2-4 millirem/year) is about two orders of magnitude less than the sum of what an individual gets from
natural background radiation (~85-115 millirem) and technical/cultural sources (~50 millirem). By the late 1950s, the American code word assignment convention had
settled on test names drawn from lists of: North American mountains, trees, spicy plants, Native American tribes (North, Central and South), planets and moons in the
solar system, North American rivers, fish, mammals (usually small ones of the American Southwest), Shakespearean characters?, Spanish literature (possibly Don
Quixote?), colors, automobiles, mixed drinks, cheeses, golf terms, fabrics, hand tools (probably for Project Plowshare), and nautical terms. More characteristics
will have to emerge in order to determine if these lists are correlated with weapon types. To find a particular codeworded test, you can either scan the entire
dataset until your eyes glaze over, or you can make use of your browser's no-frills search capability to find it. Again, it's good to have an cold beer handy.
| American | Soviet/Russian | European | Chinese | All Other |
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| ca. 1054 (ca. 838 underground), ca. 179 megatons total (141+38) | 715 shots (498 underground inc. 80 PNEs), ca. 285 megatons total (247+38) | Great Britain: 49 shots (28 underground), ~12.5 megatons total (8+0.9) France: 204 shots (ca. 68 underground), ~14 megatons (10+4) |
46 shots (ca. 21 underground), >23 megatons (21.9+1.5) | India: 7 shots (2 underground), <0.1 megatons (0+0.017?) Israel: any shots? (underground?), ca. ?? megatons South Africa: 0? (0 underground), 0? megatons Pakistan: 6 shots (5 underground), ca. 0.01 megatons (0+0.017?) North Korea: 1 shot (1 underground), 0.001? megatons |
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Yield Range: 1.45 to 4.8 Mt (3 Mt ±55%) Mt -- N(USA shots) = 7 Yield Range: 4.8 to 14.5 Mt (10 Mt ±55%) Mt -- N(USA shots) = 6 Yield Range: 14.5 to 46.5 Mt (30 Mt ±55%) Mt -- N(USA shots) = 1 Yield Range: 46.5 to >155 Mt (100 Mt ±55%) Mt -- N(USA shots) = 0 Max. shot: 15 Mt |
N(USSR shots) = 19 N(USSR shots) = 6 N(USSR shots) = 4 N(USSR shots) = 1 Max. shot: 57 Mt |
N(UK shots) = 4; N(Fr shots) = ? N(UK shots) = 0; N(Fr shots) = 0? N(UK shots) = 0; N(Fr shots) = 0 N(UK shots) = 0; N(Fr shots) = 0 Max. shot: 4 Mt |
N(PRC shots) = >=1? N(PRC shots) = 0? N(PRC shots) = 0 N(PRC shots) = 0 Max. shot: 3? Mt |
N(all others’ supershots) = 0 N(all others’ supershots) = 0 N(all others’ supershots) = 0 N(all others’ supershots) = 0 Max. shot: 0 Mt |
| ca. 1.7 billion BCE; natural uranium criticality in Oklo formation under Gabon; t ~ 100 Kyr; Y ~ 15 GW-yr | ||||
| 0530 local 17Jul1945 TRINITY Alamogordo, NewMexico, tower shot 90m, release 3 MCi, world's first man-made nuclear explosion, ~22 kt 0816 local 06Aug1945 "LITTLE BOY" destroys Hiroshima, all-U235 gun-type, 15±3 kt 1102 local 09Aug1945 "FAT MAN" destroys Nagasaki, Pu-implosion, 22±2 kt |
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| Operation CROSSROADS series 93-ship atomic target fleet, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands 30Jun1946 ABLE fission, low airburst @ 157m against test fleet sank 5 ships, ~21 kt 25Jul1946 BAKER fission, shallow underwater shot @ z=-20m against test fleet sank 8 ships, ~21 kt |
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| no tests in 1947 by USA | ||||
| SANDSTONE series Eniwetok Atoll 0617 local 15Apr1948 X-RRAY, composite levitated implosion for Mk-4, Engebi Is., tower shot 60m, 37 kt 0609 local 01May1948 YOKE, compos. lev. impl., Aomon Is., tower shot, 49 kt 15May1948 ZEBRA, all-U235 lev. impl., Runit Is., tower shot, 18 kt |
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| no tests in 1949 by USA | 0700 29Aug1949 Molniya Pervaya ("First Lightning" ) aka RDS-1 aka "Joe 1" - first Soviet atomic test, Fat Man copy, Semipalatinsk Poligon, tower shot, proof test, ~22 kt | |||
| no tests in 1950 by USA | no tests in 1950 by USSR | |||
| RANGER series, Nevada Proving Ground 27Jan1951 ABLE, tactical weapon test? airburst, 1 kt 28Jan1951 BAKER-1, tactical weapon test? airburst, 8 kt 01Feb1951 EASY, tactical weapon test? airburst, 1 kt 02Feb1951 BAKER-2, tactical weapon test? airburst, 8 kt 06Feb1951 FOX, military exercise? airburst, 22 kt GREENHOUSE series Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands 0634 local 07Apr1951 DOG, Engebi Is., proof test of 8-160kt Mk-6, tower shot 90m, 81 kt 20Apr1951 EASY, Runit Is., tower shot, 18 kt 0930 local, 09May1951 GEORGE, world's first thermonuclear explosion, test of DT-boosting, Eleleron Is., tower shot 60m, 225 kt 0617 local 25May1951 ITEM, DT-boosted all-U235, Engebi Is., tower shot 60m, 45.5kt BUSTER-JANGLE series, N.P.G., release 11 Mci 1400Z 22Oct1951 ABLE, minimum fissile matl test, tower shot 30m, ~0 kt 1520Z 28Oct1951 BAKER, tac wep test w Pu-fiss, airburst 340m, 3.5 kt 1500Z 30Oct1951 CHARLIE, tac wep test w compos., airburst 345m, 14 kt 1520Z 01Nov1951 DOG, tac wep test w compos. w first live tact exer w~6K pers w 1-31kt Mk-4, airburst 430m, 21 kt 1630Z 05Nov1951 EASY, tac wep test w compos., proto test of 8-61kt Mk-7, airburst 398m, 31 kt 1700Z 19Nov1951 SUGAR, all-U235 surface weapons effects test w live tact exer w~?K pers, 1.2 kt 2000Z 29Nov1951 UNCLE, all-U235 subsurface weapons effects test w live tact exer w~?K pers, 1.2 kt |
0919 24Sep1951 RDS-2 aka Molniya Vtoraya aka "Joe 2", Semi.Pol., tower shot, compo.core sim. to SANDSTONE Mark IV, wep.dev., 38.3 kt 0653 18Oct1951 RDS-3 aka "Joe 3", Semi.Pol., first airburst @ 400m, compo. core wep.dev., 42 kt |
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| TUMBLER-SNAPPER series, N.P.G., 16 MCi release (110 M pers-rad) 1700Z 01Apr1952 ABLE, tac wep eff test, all-U235, airburst z=240m, Area 5, 1 kt 1739Z 15Apr1952 BAKER, tac wep eff test, all-U235, airburst z=340m, Area 7, 1 kt 1730Z 22Apr1952 CHARLIE, first live broadcast of nuke, tac wep eff test w live troop exer w~2K pers, airburst @ z=1050m, Area7, 31 kt 1630Z 01May1952 DOG, tac wep eff test w live tact exer w~7K pers, gas.D boosted, airburst, Area 7, 19 kt 1215Z 07May1952 EASY, tac wep dev test, tower shot 90m, 12 kt 1200Z 25May1952 FOX, Mk-5 tac wep eff & dev w/live exer, tower shot 90m, 11 kt 1155Z 01Jun1952 GEORGE, accelerator initiated tac wep dev w live tact exer w~1K pers, tower shot 90m, Area 3, 15 kt 1155Z 05Jun1952 HOW, tac wep dev of 12-14kt Mark-12, tower shot 90m, Area 2, 14 kt Operation IVY series Eniwetok Atoll 0714:59.4 (local) 01Nov52 MIKE, first true ("wet") thermonuclear device erases Elugelab Island, 10400 kt 1130 local 16Nov1952 KING, Runit Is., "Super Orolloy" Taylor design, largest most efficient pure fission device became Mk-18, airdrop 264m, 500 kt |
no tests in 1952 by USSR | 0000Z 03Oct1952 20.40° S lat × 115.57° E lon HURRICANE, first British atomic test, Pu-implosion device on ship, Monte Bello Islands, Australia, 25 kt | ||
| Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE series, Nevada Proving Ground 17Mar1953 ANNIE, surface burst, 16 kt 24Mar1953 NANCY, surface? burst, ? kt 31Mar1953 RUTH, tower shot +100m, Livermore's first test, Teller's uranium/hydride design, fizzle 06Apr1953 DIXIE, surface? burst, ? kt 11Apr1953 RAY, tower shot +100m, second test of hydride design, fizzle 18Apr1953 BADGER, surface? burst, ? kt 0430 local 25Apr1953 SIMON, tower shot 90m, test primary of 10-15Mt Mk-17 &-24 warheads, contam Albany NY next day, 43 kt 08May1953 ENCORE, surface? burst, 27? kt 0405 19May1953 HARRY, tower shot 100m, 32 kt, Ted Taylor design most efficient low-yield fission test ever, dirtiest single test ever on CONUS, fallout killed John Wayne 30y later 0730 local 25May1953 GRABLE, first live artillery test, 280mm Mk-9 low airburst, 15 kt 0315 local 04Jun1953 CLIMAX, airburst @ 403m, proof test of 8-61kt Mk-7 tac bomb, core adpated to Op.CASTLE tests, 61 kt |
12Aug53 RDS-6 aka "Joe 4" aka usilennaya aka layer cake, first Soviet boosted fission/fusion
weapon, Semi. Pol. tower shot, 400 kt 23Aug53 RDS-4 Semi. Pol. airburst, wep.dev., 28 kt 03Sep53 name?, Semi. Pol., wep.dev., 5.8 kt 09Sep53 name?, Semi. Pol., wep.dev., 1.6 kt 10Sep53 name?, Semi. Pol., wep.dev., 4.9 kt |
UK: TOTEM series, Emu Field, Australia 2130Z 14Oct1953 28.68° S lat × 132.34° E lon TEST 1, fission, tower shot @ 31m, 10 kt 2130Z 26Oct1953 28.68° S lat × 132.35° E lon TEST 2, fission, tower shot @ 31m, 8 kt |
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| CASTLE series, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands 0654 local 01Mar54 BRAVO, dry weaponized LiD thermonuclear 3-stage device aka "Shrimp" runs away, fifth largest explosion in history, 15000 kt 0630 27Mar1954 ROMEO, "Runt" 3-stage device runs away, barge shot 4m, 11000 kt 0500? 07Apr1954 KOON, Livermore's second test, failed dry "Morgenstern" design, 110 kt mostly from Primary 0500? ddApr?1954 ECHO, failed? wet "Ramrod" design, cancelled? or dud? ddApr?1954 UNION, alarm clock design?, 6900 kt 0610 local 05May1954 YANKEE, variant of "Runt" 3-stage device, 13500 kt ddMay?1954 NECTAR, 3-stage device, 6900 kt actual yield of 6 tests = 48.2 Mt vs. 23 Mt expected |
0933 14Sep1954 name?, Totskoya Poligon @ 52.6° N × 52.84° E, Orenburg; live fire exercise w/troops, airdrop @ 350m, 40 kt 29Sep54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.2 kt 01Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.03 kt 03Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 2 kt 05Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 4 kt 08Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.8 kt 19Oct54 RDS-9, Semi.Pol., tower shot, wep.dev. for T-5 torpedo, first Soviet nuke failure, <0.001 kt 23Oct54 RDS-31, Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev. like RDS-3, 62 kt 26Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst @ 110m, wep.dev., 2.8 kt 30Oct54 name? Semi.Pol., airburst @ 55m, wep.dev., 10 kt Novaya Zemlya Poligon founded |
no tests in 1954 by UK | ||
| Operation TEAPOT series, Nev.P.G. 18Feb1955 WASP, near surface burst?, kt? 0545 local 22Feb1955 MOTH, tower shot, 100m, 2 kt, unboosted proto test of 0.14-19kt W-30, 200 kg device 0500? local 01Mar1955 TESLA, tower shot +100m, small dia. linear implosion, 7 kt (3X predict) 0500? local 07Mar1955 TURK, tower shot +150m, small dia. boosted linear implosion test of 2Mt W-27 precursor, 43 kt 0520 local 12Mar1955 HORNET, tower shot 100m, 4 kt, boosted test of W-30 22-23Mar1955 BEE, near surface burst?, kt? 22-23Mar1955 ESS, near surface burst?, kt? 0455 local 29Mar1955 APPLE-1, tower shot 150m, fizzle of 2-stage fusion design, 14 kt 29Mar1955 WASP PRIME, near surface burst?, kt? ddmmm1955 H.A., first high altitude test (not in TEAPOT series) , kt? 09Apr1955 POST, near surface burst?, kt? 05May1955 APPLE-2, near surface burst?, 29 kt? 1115 local 15May1955 M.E.T. (Military Effects Test), tower shot 121m, weapons effects test against simul. troops, 22 kt 0500 local 15May1955 ZUCCHINI, tower shot 150m, N.T.S., test of fission primary, 28 kt ddmmm1955 WIGWAM, deep underwater antisubmarine test? 800 km off San Diego, z=-600 m, 30 kt ddmmm1955 PROJECT 56-No.1, near surface burst?, kt? ddmmm1955 PROJECT 56-No.2, near surface burst?, kt? ddmmm1955 PROJECT 56-No.3, near surface burst?, kt? |
29Jul55 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, RDS-9 variant wep.dev., 1.3 kt 02Aug55 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, RDS-9 var. wep.dev., 12 kt 05Aug55 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, RDS-9 var. wep.dev., 1.2 kt 21Sep55 name? Nov.Zem. Chernaya Bay, underwater barge shot @ z = -35m, RDS-9 variant wep.dev. for T-5 torp., 3.5 kt 21Sep55 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, unofficial failure?, <0.001 kt 06Nov55 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 250 kt 22Nov55 RDS-37, aka binarnaya, first true 2-stage thermonuc. bomb, Semipalatinsk, wep.dev., airdrop @ z=1550m, ~1600 kt |
no tests in 1955 by UK | ||
| Operation ? series, Nevada Test Site (fmr NPG) ddmmm1956 PROJECT 56-No.4, near surface burst?, kt? ddmmm1956 LACROSSE, near surface burst?, kt? Operation REDWING series, Bikini Atoll 0551 local 21May1956 CHEROKEE, Namu Is./Bikini, airburst @ 1300 m, first H-bomb from aircraft, test of 3-4Mt Mk-39 (B-17), 3800 kt 1756Z 27May1956 11.36° lat × 165.23° E lon ZUNI, Eninaman Island, test of "Bassoon" 3-stage "clean bomb" i.e. 25Mt Mk-41, near surface burst @ 3 m, crater = 0.5 mi, vol=3megayards, 3530 kt, 80% fusion ddMay1956 YUMA, near surface burst?, kt? 0615 local 31May1956 REDWING/ERIE, test of proto primary of 0.07-1.45Mt Mk-28, tower shot 90m, 14.9 kt 1255 local 07Jun1956 SEMINOLE, surface burst 2m, cratering test w/Primary of Mk-28, 13.7 kt ddJun1956 FLATHEAD, near surface burst?, kt? ddJun1956 BLACKFOOT, near surface burst?, kt? ddJun1956 KICKAPOO, near surface burst?, kt? ddJun1956 OSAGE, near surface burst?, kt? ddJun1956 INCA, near surface burst?, kt? 0606 local 26Jun1956 DAKOTA, barge shot 4m 1.5km off Yurochi Is., proto test of 0.07-1.45Mt 815 kg W-28, 1100 kt 0606 local 03Jul1956 REDWING/MOHAWK, tower shot 90m, test of 2-stage device, 360 kt 0606 local 09Jul1956 APACHE, barge shot 5m, proto test of 2Mt W-27, 1850 kt ddJul1956 NAVAJO, near surface burst?, kt? ddJul1956 TEWA, near surface burst?, kt? 0612 local 22Jul1956 HURON, barge shot 4m, test proto 2-stage 60-400kt W-50?, 270 kt |
02? or 20?Feb56 Operation "Baikal", first full-up wep.eff. test of nuclear-tipped ballistic missile (R-5M), from Kapustin Yar to Arelsk Kazakh S.S.R., 0.3
kt 16Mar56 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, wep.dev., 14 kt 25Mar56 name? Semi.Pol., surface burst, wep.dev., 5.5 kt 24Aug56 name? Semi.Pol., tower shot @ 100m, wep.dev., 27 kt 30Aug56 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 900 kt 02Sep56 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 51 kt 10Sep56 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 38 kt 17Nov56 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 900 kt 14Dec56 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 40 kt |
UK: MOSAIC series, Monte Bello Islands, Australia 0???Z 16May1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon G1, fission, tower shot @ 31m, 15 kt 0???Z 19Jun1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon G1, fission, tower shot @ 31m, 60 kt BUFFALO series, Maralinga, Australia, 0730Z 27Sep1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon ONE TREE/ROUND 1, fission, tower shot @ 31m, 15 kt 0700Z 04Oct1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon MARCOO/ROUND 2, fission, surface burst, 1.5 kt 0???Z 11Oct1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon KITE/ROUND 3, fission, airburst over land, 3 kt 0???Z 22Oct1956 ?° S lat × ?° E lon BREAKAWAY/ROUND 4, fission, tower shot?, 10 kt |
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ddmmm1957 PROJECT 57-No.1, near surface burst?, kt? Operation PLUMBBOB series, Nevada Test Site 28May1957 BOLTZMANN, near surface burst?, kt? 28May1957 FRANKLIN, balloon shot 225m?, W-30 test fizzled 7% of predicted, 0.01-1.3kt? 28May1957 LASSEN, burst?, kt? 0445 local 18Jun1957 WILSON, balloon shot 150m, proto test of 68kg 0.5-15kt W-45, 10 kt 0630 local 24Jun1957 PRISCILLA, balloon shot 212m, weapons effects test against structure w/3-4Mt Mk-39 Primary, 37 kt ddJun?1957 COULOMB-A, burst?, kt? 0440 local 05Jul1957 HOOD, balloon shot 450m, largest airburst in CONUS, true 2-stage test of 178kg warhead w/live exer, 74 kt 0430 local 15Jul1957 DIABLO, tower shot 150m, test of primary, 17 kt 0700 local 19Jul1957 JOHN, rocket shot @ 6 km, proof test of 99kg 1-2kt W-25 for "Genie", 1.7 kt 24-25Jul1957 KEPLER, burst?, kt? 24-25Jul1957 OWENS, burst?, kt? ddmmm1957 PASCAL-A, burst?, kt? 0525 local 07Aug1957 STOKES, balloon shot 450m, 204 kg device full-up test of W-30, 19 kt ddAug1957 SATURN, burst?, kt? 0500 local 18Aug957 SHASTA, tower shot 150m, primary test like DIABLO, 17 kt 23Aug1957 DOPPLER, burst?, kt? ddAug1957 PASCAL-B, burst?, kt? 0540 local 30Aug1957 FRANKLIN PRIME, balloon shot 225m, 4.7 kt 0530 local 31Aug1957 SMOKY, tower shot 212m, true 2-stage test of 3-stage 25Mt Mk-41, 2nd H-bomb test on CONUS, 44 kt 02Sep1957 GALILEO, burst?, kt? 0545 local 06Sep1957 WHEELER, balloon shot 150m, proto test of 0.01-6kt W-54, 0.197 kt 06-08Sep1957 COULOMB-B, burst?, kt? 0600 local 06Sep1957 LAPLACE, balloon shot 225m, possible proto neutron 228 kg bomb, 1 kt 0945 local 14Sep1957 FIZEAU, tower shot 150m, 59kg device prob proto test of W-34, 11 kt 16Sep1957 NEWTON, burst?, kt? 19Sep1957 RAINIER, first underground test, deep rock -240 m, 1.7 kt 0530 local 23Sep1957 WHITNEY, tower shot 150m, primary test of 2Mt W-27, 19 kt 0600 28Sep1957 CHARLESTON, balloon shot, 270m, 12 kt, fizzle of 2-stage 50-100 kt tact H-bomb 07Oct1957 MORGAN, burst?, kt? ddmmm1957 PASCAL-C, burst?, kt? ddmmm1957 COULOMB-C, burst?, kt? |
19Jan57 name? missile from Kap.Yar, airburst @ z >10km, wep.eff., 10 kt 08Mar57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 19 kt 03Apr57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 42 kt 06Apr57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 57 kt 10Apr57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 680 kt 12Apr57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 22 kt 16Apr57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 320 kt 22Aug57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 520 kt 26Aug57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, first weapons safety test, 0.1 kt 07Sep57 name? Nov.Zem. Chern. Bay, tower shot @ 15m, fundamental research & naval wep.eff., 32 kt 13Sep57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 5.9 kt 0700 24Sep1957 name? Nov.Zem. Mitsushikha Bay, airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1600 kt 26Sep57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 13 kt 0700 06Oct1957 name? Nov.Zem. Mits. Bay, airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2900 kt 0455 10Oct1957 name? Nov.Zem. Chern. Bay, underwater @ z = -35m, wep. test cert. of T-5 torp., 10 kt 28Dec57 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 12 kt |
UK: GRAPPLE series @ Malden Islands, Pacific Ocean ????Z 15May1957 GRAPPLE 1/SHORT GRANITE, first British thermonuclear test, airburst over ocean, failed megaton range, 300 kt ????Z 31May1957 GRAPPLE 2/ORANGE HERALD, airburst over ocean, 720 kt ????Z 19Jun1957 GRAPPLE 3/PURPLE GRANITE, airburst over ocean, failed megaton range, 150 kt ANTLER series, Maralinga Australia ????Z 14Sep957 TADJE/ROUND 1, groundburst, 1 kt ????Z 25Sep957 BIAK/ROUND 2, groundburst, 6 kt ????Z 09Oct957 TARANAKI/ROUND 3, airburst?, 25 kt resume GRAPPLE series @ Christmas Island, Australia 1747Z 08Nov1957 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-X/ROUND C, thermonuc w/external neutron source, airburst overwater @ 2250m, 1800 kt |
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| half of Apr-May shots less than expected yield inc. 2 fizzles ddApr?1958 VENUS, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 URANUS, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 YUCCA, burst?, kt? Operation HARDTACK-1 series 0615 local 06May1958 HARDTACK-1/CACTUS, Runit Is./Eniwetok, surface det 1m, test (fizzle?) of Mk-43 Primary, 18 kt ddMay1958 FIR, burst?, kt? ddMay1958 BUTTERNUT, burst?, kt? ddMay1958 KOA, burst?, kt? 1330 local 17May1958 HARDTACK-1/WAHOO, Eniwetok, 150 m underwater wep eff of Mk-7 in 1 km of water, 9 kt ddMay1958 HOLLY, burst?, kt? ddMay1958 NUTMEG, burst?, kt? 1400 local 27May1958 HARDTACK-1/YELLOWWOOD, barge shot 2m, "fizzle" of 9Mt W-53, 330 kt 0600 local 27May1958 HARDTACK-1/MAGNOLIA, barge shot 4m, proof test of COUGAR device, 57 kt ddmmm1958 TOBACCO, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 SYCAMORE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 ROSE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 UMBRELLA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 MAPLE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 ASPEN, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 WALNUT, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 LINDEN, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 REDWOOD, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 ELDER, burst?, kt? 0730 local 29Jun1958 HARDTACK-1/OAK, barge shot 2m, retest of YELLOWWOOD fizzle, 8900 kt ddmmm1958 HICKORY, burst?, kt? 0630 local 02Jul1958 HARDTACK-1/SEQUOIA, barge shot 2m, proto test of tac warhead, 5.2 kt ddmmm1958 CEDAR, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 DOGWOOD, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 POPLAR, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 SCAVEOLA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 PISONIA, burst?, kt? HARDTACK series, Johnston Is., Pacific Ocean, development tests for W-47 dominate, N=39-41? 22Jul1958 JUNIPER, Bikini, near surface burst?, proof test of "radical" Polaris W-47 primary, 65 kt 23Jul1958 OLIVE, Bikini, near surface burst?, proof test of Polaris W-47 secondary 200 kt ddmmm1958 PINE, burst?, kt? 01Aug1958 TEAK, z = 76 km, hi-alt test for Alpine detection, 3800 kt ddAug?1958 QUINCE, burst?, kt? 0030 local 12Aug1958 ORANGE, Johnston Is., z = 44 km, second Alpine test & proof test of 3-4Mt W-39 for ABM, blacked out Aussie radiocom for 9 hr, 3800 kt ddAug?1958 FIG, burst?, kt? Project ARGUS series, South Atlantic Ocean 27Aug1958 ARGUS I first nuclear blast in space, test Christofilos Effect, ship-launched 38 S lat × 12 W lon, z = 480 km, 1-2 kt 30Aug1958 ARGUS II, 50 S lat × 8 W lon, z = 480 km, 1-2 kt 06Sep1958 ARGUS III, 50 S lat × 10 W lon, z = 480 km, 1-2 kt N=54? (8? underground) ddSep1958 OTERO, burst?, kt? ddSep1958 BERNALILLO, burst?, kt? HARDTACK Phase II series 19Sep1958 EDDY, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 LUNA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 MERCURY, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 VALENCIA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 MARS, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 MORA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1958 COLFAX, burst?, kt? 05Oct1958 HIDALGO, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 TAMALPAIS, burst?, kt? 10Oct1958 QUAY, burst?, kt? 13Oct1958 LEA, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 NEPTUNE, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 HAMILTON, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 LOGAN, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 DONA ANA, burst?, kt? 17Oct1958 VESTA, burst?, kt? 18Oct1958 RIO ARRIBA, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 SAN JUAN, burst?, kt? 22Oct1958 SOCORRO, burst?, kt? 22Oct1958 WRANGELL, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 RUSHMORE, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 OBERON, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 CATRON, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 JUNO, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 CERES, burst?, kt? 26Oct1958 SANFORD, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 DE BACA, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 CHAVEZ, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 EVANS, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 HUMBOLDT, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 MAZAMA, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 SANTA FE, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 BLANCA, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 GANYMEDE, burst?, kt? ddOct1958 TITANIA, burst?, kt? 31Oct1958 US ceases testing |
News: Soviets fix vulnerability in warheads, making Bethe & Rabi's midcourse predetonation ABM scheme impossible 04Jan58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.3 kt 17Jan58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.5 kt 23Feb58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 860 kt 27Feb58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 250 kt 27Feb58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1500 kt 13Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.2 kt 13Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, unofficial failure?, <0.001 kt 14Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 35 kt 14Mar58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, fund.res., 40 kt 15Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 14 kt 15Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, unofficial failure?, <0.001 kt 18Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, fund.res., 0.16 kt 20Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 12 kt 21Mar58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 650 kt 22Mar58 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 18 kt early Apr1958 Khrushchev announces unilateral suspension of tests Soviet tests resume after 6 months 0550 30Sep1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1200 kt 0755 30Sep1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 900 kt 0600 02Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 290 kt 0701 02Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, fund.res., 40 kt 04Oct58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, wep.dev., 9 kt 0400 05Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, wep.dev., 15 kt 04Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, wep.dev., 5.5 kt 0551 10Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 68 kt 0553 12Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1450 kt 0551 15Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1500 kt 0751 18Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2900 kt 0527 19Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, fund.res., 40 kt 19Oct58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, unofficial fizzle?, <0.001 kt 0620 20Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 440 kt 21Oct58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, wep.dev., 2 kt 0621 22Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2800 kt 0603 24Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1000 kt 0620 25Oct1958 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 190 kt 25Oct58 name? Nov.Zem., airdrop, fund.res., <0.1 kt 01Nov58 name? missile test from Kap.Yar, airburst, 10 kt 03Nov58 name? missile test from Kap.Yar, airburst, 10 kt last Soviet test before 33-month moratorium resumed |
UK: cont'd GRAPPLE series @ Christmas Island, Australia ????Z 28Apr1958 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-Y, overwater airburst, 2000 kt ????Z 22Aug1958 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-Z/PENNANT 2, overland airburst, ~1000 kt ????Z 02Sep1958 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-Z/FLAG POLE 1, overwater airburst, ~2500-3000 kt ????Z 11Sep1958 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-Z/HALLIARD 1, overwater airburst, ~2500-3000 kt ????Z 23Sep1958 ~10° S lat × ~107° E lon GRAPPLE-Z/BURGEE 2, levitated, boosted, airburst, 1? kt, last atmospheric test by UK |
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no tests in 1959 by USSR; USSR decade sum = 85 |
no tests in 1959 by UK; British decade sum = 21 |
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| no pub. tests in 1960 by USA | no tests in 1960 by USSR | UK: no tests in 1960
FRANCE: 0604 13Feb1960, GERBOISE BLEUE first French atomic test, fission device on 100m tower, Reggan, Sahara Desert Algeria, 70 kt; largest initial test to this
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15Sep1961 Americans resume testing, blame Soviets 15Sep1961 ANTLER, underground w breach, N.T.S., 6 kt 16Sep1961 SHREW, underground, N.T.S., 2? kt ddmmm1961 BOOMER, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 CHENA, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 MINK, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 FISHER, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 GNOME, underground in salt near Carlsbad New Mex., 3kt ddmmm1961 MAD, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 RINGTAIL, burst?, kt? ddmmm1961 FEATHER, burst?, kt? sum US warheads ~20,000 |
04Mar1961 Soviet nonnuclear test &of #147;System A” V-1000 antimissile against RV of R-12. 01Sep1961 Soviets resume testing, blame French 01Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 16 kt 04Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 9 kt 05Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 16 kt 06Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.1 kt 06Sep61 name? missile from Kap.Yar, airburst, wep.eff. & antiradar test, 11 kt 09Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.saf., 0.38 kt 0700 10Sep1961 name? Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2700 kt 0900 10Sep1961 name? R-12 test missile launch on Nov.Zem. to Chernaya Bay, 12 kt 10Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.88 kt 11Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.3 kt 0808 12Sep1961 name? R-12 test missile launch on Nov.Zem. to Chernaya Bay, 1150 kt 13Sep61 name? Nov.Zem., airburst over water, wep.dev., 6 kt 13Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.001-20 kt 14Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 0.4 kt 0756 14Sep1961 name? missile from Kola Peninsula to Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1200 kt 0708 16Sep1961 name? missile from Kola Peninsula to Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 830 kt 17Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 20-150 kt 0600 18Sep1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 1000 kt 18Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., 0.004 kt 18Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.75 kt 19Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., 0.03 kt 20Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 4.8 kt 0610 20Sep1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 150-1500 kt 21Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.8 kt 0600 22Sep1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 260 kt 26Sep61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.2 kt 01Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 3 kt 0830 02Oct1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 250 kt 04Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 13 kt 0530 04Oct1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1500-10000 kt 0500 06Oct1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 4000 kt 06Oct61 name? missile from Kap.Yar, airburst, wep.eff., 40 kt 08Oct61 name? test air-launch KSR antiship cruise missile Nov.Zem. Chern. Bay, airburst 15 kt 11Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., first Soviet underground blast, vented, fund.res., 1 kt 12Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 15 kt 17Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 6.6 kt 19Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.001-20 kt 20Oct61 RADUGA test R-13 missile, Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1450 kt 0830 23Oct1961 KORALL test nuc.torp., Nov.Zem. Chern. Bay, underwater @ z = -20m, wep.eff., 4.8 kt 0630 23Oct1961 name? Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airdrop, thermonuc.wep.dev., 12500 kt 0633 25Oct1961 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 300 kt 25Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., fund.res., airburst, 0.5 kt 0630 27Oct1961 KORALL test nuc.torp., Nov.Zem. Chern. Bay, sea surface, wep.eff., 16 kt Operatsiya “K”, Sary-Shagan, Tajik S.S.R. 27Oct61 K-1, System A ABM test launch from Kap.Yar, hi-alt/space burst @ z=300 km, wep.eff., Y=>1.2 kt 27Oct61 K-2, System A ABM test launch from Kap.Yar, hi-alt/space burst @ z=180 km, wep.eff., Y=>1.2 kt 30Oct61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 6.6 kt 0633 30Oct1961 “Joe-111” aka Tsar Bomba, largest manmade explosion in history @ Novaya Zemlya Mitsushikha Bay, detuned 100-Mt 3-stage thermonuc.wep.dev., 50600-57000 kt; 0630 31Oct1961 name?, Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 5000 kt 0638 31Oct1961 name?, Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 150-1500 kt 01Nov61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 2.7 kt 02Nov61 name?, Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 120 kt 02Nov61 name?, Nov.Zem. Mitsu. Bay, airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 120 kt 02Nov61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.6 kt 03Nov61 name? Semi.Pol., groundburst, wep.safe., <0.001 kt 03Nov61 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.9 kt 04Nov61 name?, Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 15 kt 0520 04Nov1961 name?, Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 150-1500 kt 04Nov61 name?, Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 6 kt 04Nov61 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 0.2 kt total yield Soviet series ~200 Mt sum USSR warheads ~2000 |
UK: no tests in 1961 FRANCE: 0605 GMT 25Apr1961 GERBOISE VERTE, Sahara Desert, Algeria; reduced-yield ground burst, about 1 kt (blast conducted to prevent atomic weapon from falling into hands of pieds noir mutineers) hhmm 21Nov1961 AGATHE 5th French atomic test, first underground, Hoggar Mt near In Ekker, Sahara Desert, Algeria, under 20 kt |
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ddmmm1962 STOAT, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 AGOUTI, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 DORMOUSE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 STILLWATER, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 ARMADILLO, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 HARD HAT, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 CHINCHILLA I, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 CODSAW, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 CIMARRON, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 PLATYPUS, burst?, kt? 05Mar1962 DANNY BOY, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, kt? ddmmm1962 ERMINE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 BRAZOS, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 HOGNOSE, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 HOOSIC, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 CHINCHILLA II, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 DORMOUSE PRIME, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 PASSAIC, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 HUDSON, burst?, kt? 14Apr1962 PLATTE, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, kt? ddmmm1962 DEAD, burst?, kt? ddmmm1962 ADOBE, burst?, kt?
Operation DOMINIC, Pacific series, N=40, sum = 20 Mt Operation Plowshare?, N.T.S., |
02Feb62 ARGON-1, Semi.Pol. Degelen, shot in tunnel A-1 @ 49.7° N × 78.1° E, wep.eff., 0.2 kt 01Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 2.4 kt 03Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.6 kt 04Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 3.8 kt 0710 05Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., third largest explosion in history, 21100 kt 07Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 9.9 kt 0700 10Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 150-1500 kt 18Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 7.4 kt 18Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 5.8 kt 0702 20Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2800 kt 21Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 20-150 kt 0700 22Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1600 kt 22Aug62 SHKVAL, test KSR-3 antiship missile, Nov.Zem., sea surface, tact.wep.dev., 6 kt 22Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 3 kt 23Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 2.5 kt 0700 25Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1500-10000 kt 25Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.001-20 kt 0700 27Aug1962 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 4000 kt 27Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 11 kt 31Aug62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, fund.res., 2.7 kt 02Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 80 kt 06Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev. unofficial fizzle?, <0.001 kt 0818 08Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1900 kt 0602 15Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 3100 kt 0900 16Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 3250 kt 0630 18Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1350 kt 18Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev. unofficial thermonuc.?fizzle?, <20 kt 0900 19Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 5000-10000 kt 0600 21Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 2400 kt 0818 08Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1900 kt 22Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 0.21 kt 24Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 1.2 kt 25Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 7 kt 1103 25Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., fourth largest explosion in history, 19100 kt 0603 27Sep62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., sixth largest explosion in history, range 10000-50000 but probably under 20000 kt 28Sep62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, fund.res., 1.3 kt 1452 07Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 320 kt 09Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 8 kt 09Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 15 kt 10Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 9.2 kt 13Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 4.9 kt 14Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 0.001-20 kt 20Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 6.7 kt 0706 22Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 8200 kt Operatsiya “K”, Sary-Shagan, Tajik S.S.R. 22Oct62 K-3, System A ABM test launch from Kap.Yar, hi-alt/space burst @ z=300 km, wep.eff., 300 kt 0535 27Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 260 kt 28Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 7.8 kt 28Oct62 K-4, System A ABM test launch from Kap.Yar, hi-alt/space burst @ z=180 km, wep.eff., 300 kt 28Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 7.8 kt 0535 29Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 360 kt 30Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., 1.2 kt 30Oct62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 280 kt 31Oct62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 10 kt 01Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 3 kt 0720 01Nov62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 240 kt 01Nov62 K-5, System A ABM test launch from Kap.Yar, hi-alt burst @ z=80 km, wep.eff., 300 kt 0630 03Nov62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 390 kt 03Nov62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 45 kt 03Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 4.7 kt 04Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 8.4 kt 05Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., tower shot @ 15m, wep.eff., 0.4 kt 11Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., tower shot @ 15m, wep.dev., 0.1 kt 13Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.dev., <0.001 kt 14Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 12 kt 17Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 18 kt 24Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., <0.001 kt 26Nov62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., 0.031 kt 01Dec62 name? Semi.Pol., airburst, wep.dev., 2.4 kt 18Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.?wep.dev., 110 kt 18Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, fund.res., 69 kt 20Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 8.3 kt 22Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 6.3 kt 0915 23Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 430 kt 23Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 8.3 kt 23Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 2.4 kt 23Dec62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., <0.001 kt 24Dec62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., 0.007 kt 24Dec62 name? Semi.Pol., ground burst, wep.safe., 0.028 kt 0845 24Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 1100 kt 0912 24Dec62 Test 219, Nov.Zem., airburst via missile, thermonuc.wep.dev., second largest explosion in history, 24200 kt 1135 25Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, thermonuc.wep.dev., 3100 kt 25Dec62 name? Nov.Zem., airburst, wep.dev., 8.5 kt last open air Soviet test |
UK: (part of USA NOUGAT series) 01Mar1962 PAMPAS, first UK UGT@NTS, 9.5 kt UK: (part of USA ROLLER COASTER series) 15May1962 DOUBLE TRACKS, Nellis AFB, UK subcritical test 25May1962 CLEAN SLATE I, Nellis AFB, UK subcritical test 31May1962 CLEAN SLATE II, Nellis AFB, UK subcritical test 09Jun1962 CLEAN SLATE III, Nellis AFB, UK subcritical test UK: (part of USA STORAX series) 07Dec1962 TENDRAC, UK UGT@NTS, <20kt
FRANCE: hhmm 01May1962 BERYL 6th French atomic test, "Beryl Incident", underground blast breached w/mil.pers.contam., Hoggar Mt near In Ekker, Sahara Desert,
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ddmmm1963 CASSELMAN, ?kt ddmmm1963 HATCHIE, ?kt ddmmm1963 FERRET, ?kt ddmmm1963 ACUSHI, ?kt ddmmm1963 CHIPMUNK, ?kt ddmmm1963 KAWEAH, ?kt ddmmm1963 CARMEL, ?kt ddmmm1963 JERBOA, ?kt ddmmm1963 TOYAH, ?kt ddmmm1963 GERBIL, ?kt ddmmm1963 FERRET PRIME, ?kt ddmmm1963 COYPU, ?kt ddmmm1963 CUMBERLAND, ?kt ddmmm1963 KOOTENAI, ?kt ddmmm1963 PAISANO, ?kt ddmmm1963 GUNDI PRIME, ?kt ddmmm1963 TEJON, ?kt ddmmm1963 HARKEE, ?kt ddmmm1963 STONES, ?kt ddmmm1963 PLEASANT, ?kt ddmmm1963 YUBA, ?kt ddmmm1963 HUTIA, ?kt ddmmm1963 APSHAPA, ?kt ddmmm1963 MATACO, ?kt ddmmm1963 KENNEBEC, ?kt ddmmm1963 PEKAN, ?kt ddmmm1963 SATSOP, ?kt ddmmm1963 KOHOCTON, ?kt ddmmm1963 AHTANUM, ?kt ddmmm1963 BILBY, ?kt ddmmm1963 CARP, ?kt ddmmm1963 NARRAGAUGUS, ?kt ddmmm1963 GRUNION, ?kt ddmmm1963 TORNILLO, ?kt ddmmm1963 CLEARWATER, ?kt ddmmm1963 MULLET, ?kt ddmmm1963 ANCHOVY, ?kt ddmmm1963 MUSTANG, ?kt ddmmm1963 GREYS, ?kt ddmmm1963 SARDINE, ?kt ddmmm1963 EAGLE, ?kt ddmmm1963 TUNA, ?kt when in 63? BARRACUDA, ?kt when/if in 63? HULIA, ?kt when/if in 63? NATCHES, ?kt when in 63? SHOAL, ?kt 1963 Limited Test Ban signed preBan sum USA announced = 293, actual = 331? ex.Hiro.,Naga.; all post-LTBT tests by USA were underground |
no Soviet tests in 1963 preBan sum USSR = 130; all post-LTBT tests by USSR were underground |
preBan sum UK announced = 27; all post-LTBT tests by UK were underground FRANCE: hhmm 18Mar1963 EMERAUDE 7th French atomic test, underground Tan Afella, Sahara, Algeria; under 20 kt 30Mar1963 AMETHYSTE 8th French atomic test? underground Tan Afella, Sahara, Algeria; under 5 kt hhmm 20Oct1963 RUBIS 9th French atomic test? underground Tan Afella, Sahara, Algeria; under 100 kt preBan sum France announced = 4 |
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| Operation HYDRA II-A ddmmm1964 FORE, ?kt ddmmm1964 OCONTO, ?kt ddmmm1964 CLUB, ?kt ddmmm1964 SOLENDON, ?kt ddmmm1964 BUNKER, ?kt ddmmm1964 BONEFISH, ?kt ddmmm1964 MACKEREL, ?kt ddmmm1964 KLICKITAT, ?kt ddmmm1964 HANDICAP, ?kt 13Mar1964 PIKE, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt ddmmm1964 HOOK, ?kt ddmmm1964 STURGEON, ?kt ddmmm1964 BOGEY, ?kt ddmmm1964 TURF, ?kt ddmmm1964 PIPEFISH, ?kt ddmmm1964 DRIVER, ?kt ddmmm1964 BACKSWING, ?kt ddmmm1964 MINNOW, ?kt ddmmm1964 ACE, ?kt ddmmm1964 BITTERLING, ?kt ddmmm1964 DUFFER, ?kt ddmmm1964 FADE, ?kt ddmmm1964 DUB, ?kt ddmmm1964 BYE, ?kt ddmmm1964 LINKS, ?kt ddmmm1964 TROGON, ?kt ddmmm1964 ALVA, ?kt ddmmm1964 CANVASBACK, ?kt ddmmm1964 PLAYER, ?kt ddmmm1964 HADDOCK, ?kt ddmmm1964 GUANAY, ?kt ddmmm1964 SPOON, ?kt ddOct?1964 AUK, ?kt ddmmm1964 PAR, ?kt ddmmm1964 BARBEL, ?kt ddmmm1964 GARDEN, ?kt ddmmm1964 FOREST, ?kt ddmmm1964 HANDCAR, ?kt ddmmm1964 CREPE, ?kt ddmmm1964 DRILL, ?kt repeat in 1964? DRILL, ?kt ddmmm1964 CASSOWARY, ?kt ddmmm1964 PARROT, ?kt ddmmm1964 MUDPACK, ?kt when/if in 1964? HOOPOE, ?kt when in 1964? TURNSTONE, ?kt 18Dec1964 SULKY, underground w breach, N.T.S., 0.087 kt |
15Jan65 Chagan, Semi.Pol., first Soviet PNE, underground fission blast with breach creating Lake Chagan @ ~50° N × ~78° E, wep.eff., 140 kt| UK: (part of USA WHETSTONE series) |
17Jul1964 CORMORANT, UK UGT@NTS, <20kt 25Sep1964 COURSER, UK UGT@NTS, subcritical 28Nov1964 TURQUOISE 12th French atomic test, underground Tan Afella, Sahara, Algeria; under 20 kt 16Oct1964 "596", first Chinese atomic test, Lop Nor XinJiang Province, U-235 implosion, tower shot @ 120m, 15-22 kt |
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ddmmm1965 TERN, ?kt ddmmm1965 CASHMERE, ?kt ddmmm1965 ALPACA, ?kt ddmmm1965 MERLIN, ?kt ddmmm1965 WISHBONE, ?kt ddmmm1965 SEERSUCKER, ?kt ddmmm1965 WAGTAIL, ?kt ddmmm1965 SUEDE, ?kt ddmmm1965 CUP, ?kt ddmmm1965 KESTREL, ?kt 14Apr1965 PALANQUIN, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt ddmmm1965 GUM DROP, ?kt ddmmm1965 CHENILLE, ?kt ddmmm1965 MUSCOVY, ?kt ddmmm1965 TEE, ?kt ddmmm1965 BUTEO, ?kt ddmmm1965 CAMBRIC, ?kt ddmmm1965 SCAUP, ?kt ddmmm1965 TWEED, ?kt ddmmm1965 PETREL, ?kt ddmmm1965 ORGANDY, ?kt ddmmm1965 DILUTED WATERS, ?kt ddmmm1965 TINY TOT, ?kt ddmmm1965 IZZER, ?kt ddmmm1965 PONGEE, ?kt ddmmm1965 BRONZE, ?kt ddmmm1965 MAUVE, ?kt ddmmm1965 TICKING, ?kt ddmmm1965 CENTAUR, ?kt ddmmm1965 SCREAMER, ?kt ddSep?1965 ELKHART, ?kt ddmmm1965 SEPIA, ?kt ddmmm1965 KERMET, ?kt ddmmm1965 CORDUROY, ?kt ddmmm1965 EMERSON, ?kt ddmmm1965 BUFF, ?kt when in 1965? LONG SHOT, Amchitka Is. Alaska, z=-700m, 80kt when in 1965? MOA, ?kt when in 1965? WOOL, ?kt |
(waiting for more Soviet data) 15Jan65 CHAGAN, Semi.Pol., first Soviet underground PNE, with breach, created Chagan Lake @ ~50° N × ~78° E, 140 kt |
UK: (part of USA FLINTLOCK series) 10Sep1965 CHARCOAL, UK UGT@NTS, 20-200kt UK suspends testing Dec? 1965
FRANCE: hhmm 25 or 27?Feb1963 SAPHIR 13th French atomic test? underground Tan Afella, Sahara, Algeria; under 150 kt |
14May1965 name?, 2nd Chinese atomic test, Lop Nor, weaponized 596 design, airburst?, ? kt | |
| ddmmm1966 MAXWELL, ?kt ddmmm1966 SIENNA, ?kt ddmmm1966 LAMPBLACK, ?kt ddmmm1966 DOVEKIE, ?kt ddmmm1966 REO, ?kt ddmmm1966 PLAID 2, ?kt ddmmm1966 REX, ?kt ddmmm1966 RED HOT, ?kt ddmmm1966 FINFOOT, ?kt ddmmm1966 CLYMER, ?kt ddmmm1966 PURPLE, ?kt ddmmm1966 TEMPLAR, ?kt ddmmm1966 LIME, ?kt ddmmm1966 STUTZ, ?kt ddmmm1966 TOMATO, ?kt ddmmm1966 DURYEA, ?kt ddmmm1966 FENTON, ?kt 25Apr1966 PIN STRIPE, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt ddmmm1966 OCHRE, ?kt ddmmm1966 TRAVELER, ?kt ddmmm1966 CYCLAMEN, ?kt ddmmm1966 CHARTREUSE, ?kt ddmmm1966 TAPESTRY, ?kt ddmmm1966 PIRANHA, ?kt ddmmm1966 DUMONT, ?kt ddmmm1966 DISCUS THROWER, ?kt ddmmm1966 PILE DRIVER, ?kt ddmmm1966 TAN, ?kt ddmmm1966 PUCE, ?kt ddmmm1966 DOUBLE PLAY, ?kt ddmmm1966 KANKAKEE, ?kt ddmmm1966 VULCAN, ?kt ddmmm1966 HALFBEAK, ?kt ddmmm1966 SAXON, ?kt ddmmm1966 ROVENA, ?kt ddmmm1966 TANGERINE, ?kt ddmmm1966 DERRINGER, ?kt ddmmm1966 DAIQUIRI, ?kt ddmmm1966 NEWARK, ?kt ddmmm1966 KHAKI, ?kt ddmmm1966 SIMMS, ?kt ddmmm1966 AJAX, ?kt ddmmm1966 CERISE, ?kt ddmmm1966 VIGIL, ?kt ddmmm1966 SIDECAR, ?kt ddmmm1966 NEW POINT, ?kt ddmmm1966 GREELEY, ?kt summer1966 FERRIS WHEEL series when in 1966? CINNAMON, ?kt when in 1966? SALMON, underground in salt near Hattiesburg Mississippi, 5.3kt when in 1966? STERLING, underground in Salmon cavity near Hattiesburg Mississippi, test seismic decoupling threshold? 0.38kt when in 1966? THROW, ?kt when ever? FLAT TOP, ?kt |
(waiting for more Soviet data) 0458Z 18Dec1966 49.92° N lat × 77.75° E lon, test no. 262, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.92] ? kt |
no British tests
FRANCE: 16Feb1966 GRENAT 17th French atomic test?, underground? French Polynesia?; under 20 kt |
3rd test, implosion boosted w/6LiD, >200 kt 27Oct1966 name?, Lop Nor, 4th? test=full-up ballistic missile test, flight = 800 km, airburst?, 20 kt 4th? test, proof test of simple unboosted HEU “export model” CHIC-4, Y=?? kt; 5th test, implosion boosted w/6LiD, >200 kt |
July-Dec 1966 Initial Israeli capability for full-yield test |
| ddmmm1967 RIVET I, ?kt ddmmm1967 NASH, ?kt ddmmm1967 BOURBON, ?kt ddmmm1967 RIVET II, ?kt ddmmm1967 WARD, ?kt ddmmm1967 PERSIMMON, ?kt ddmmm1967 AGILE, ?kt ddmmm1967 RIVET III, ?kt ddmmm1967 MUSHROOM, ?kt ddmmm1967 FIZZ, ?kt ddmmm1967 OAKLAND, ?kt ddmmm1967 HEILMAN, ?kt ddmmm1967 FAWN, ?kt ddmmm1967 CHOCOLATE, ?kt ddmmm1967 EFFENDI, ?kt ddmmm1967 MICKEY, ?kt ddmmm1967 COMMODORE, ?kt ddmmm1967 SCOTCH, ?kt ddmmm1967 ABSINTHE, ?kt ddmmm1967 KNICKERBOCKER, ?kt ddmmm1967 SWITCH, ?kt ddmmm1967 MIDI MIST, ?kt ddmmm1967 UMBER, ?kt ddmmm1967 VITO, ?kt ddmmm1967 STANLEY, ?kt ddmmm1967 GIBSON, ?kt ddmmm1967 WASHER, ?kt ddmmm1967 BORDEAUX, ?kt ddmmm1967 LEXINGTON, ?kt ddmmm1967 DOOR MIST, ?kt ddmmm1967 YARD, ?kt ddmmm1967 GILROY, ?kt ddmmm1967 MARVEL, ?kt ddmmm1967 ZAZA, ?kt ddmmm1967 LANPHER, ?kt ddmmm1967 COGNAC, ?kt ddmmm1967 SAZERAC, ?kt ddmmm1967 WORTH, ?kt ddmmm1967 COBBLER, ?kt ddmmm1967 POLKA, ?kt ddmmm1967 STILT, ?kt 10Dec1967 GASBUGGY, near Farmington New Mex., nat.gas mining, z=-1300m, 29kt |
0358Z 26Feb1967 49.75° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 264, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.03] ? kt 0408Z 20Apr1967 49.74° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 266, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.56] ? kt 0408Z 28May1967 49.76° N lat × 78.02° E lon, test no. 267, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.46] ? kt 0258Z 29Jun1967 49.82° N lat × 78.05° E lon, test no. 268, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.34] ? kt 0327Z 15Jul1967 49.84° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 269, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.39] ? kt 0658Z 04Aug1967 49.76° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 270, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.32] ? kt 0404Z 02Sep1967 49.74° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 271, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.10] ? kt 0404Z 16Sep1967 49.94° N lat × 77.73° E lon, test no. 272, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.25] ? kt 0504Z 22Sep1967 49.96° N lat × 77.69° E lon, test no. 273, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.16] ? kt 0700Z 06Oct1967 57.70° N lat × 65.20° E lon, test no. 274, PNE underground z=-172m near T'umen, [Richter 4.7] ? kt 0504Z 17Oct1967 49.78° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 275, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.63] ? kt 0500Z 21Oct1967 73.39° N lat × 54.81° E lon, test no. 276, Nov.Zem., underground twin salvo, [Richter 5.98] 2× ? kt 0604Z 30Oct1967 49.79° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 277, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.41] ? kt 0404Z 22Nov1967 49.94° N lat × 77.69° E lon, test no. 278, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.41] ? kt 0604Z 08Dec1967 49.82° N lat × 78.16° E lon, test no. 279, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.31] ? kt |
no British tests
FRANCE: ddmmm1967 24th French atomic test? air? or underground? French Polynesia?; ?? kt |
17Jun1967 TEST NUMBER 6, first true thermonuclear weapon, Lop Nor, airburst, ~3300 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests |
| 1968 ddJan1968 HUPMOBILE, ?kt ddJan1968 STACCATO, ?kt ddJan1968 BRUSH, ?kt 25Jan1968 CABRIOLET, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt ddmmm1968 MALLET, ?kt ddmmm1968 TORCH, ?kt ddmmm1968 KNOX, ?kt ddmmm1968 DORSAL FIN, ?kt ddmmm1968 RUSSET, ?kt 12Mar1968 (which?) BUGGY-A, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt when in 1968? BUGGY-B, ?kt when in 1968? BUGGY-C, ?kt when in 1968? BUGGY-D, ?kt when in 1968? BUGGY-E, ?kt ddmmm1968 POMMARD, ?kt ddmmm1968 STINGER, ?kt ddmmm1968 MILK SHAKE, ?kt ddmmm1968 BEVEL, ?kt ddmmm1968 NOOR, ?kt ddmmm1968 SHUFFLE, ?kt ddmmm1968 SCROLL, ?kt ddmmm1968 BOXCAR, N.T.S., high-yield cratering, 1300 kt ddmmm1968 HATCHET, ?kt ddmmm1968 CROCK, ?kt ddmmm1968 CLARKSMOBILE, ?kt ddmmm1968 ADZE, ?kt ddmmm1968 WEMBLEY, ?kt ddmmm1968 TUB-A, ?kt when in 1968? TUB-B, ?kt when in 1968? TUB-C, ?kt when in 1968? TUB-D, ?kt when in 1968? TUB-F, ?kt ddmmm1968 RICKEY, ?kt ddmmm1968 FUNNEL, ?kt ddmmm1968 SEVILLA, ?kt ddmmm1968 CHATEAUGAY, ?kt ddmmm1968 SPUD, ?kt ddmmm1968 TANYA, ?kt ddmmm1968 IMP, ?kt ddmmm1968 RACK, ?kt ddmmm1968 DIANA MOON, ?kt ddmmm1968 SLED, ?kt ddmmm1968 NOGGIN, ?kt ddmmm1968 KNIFE A, ?kt ddmmm1968 STODDARD, ?kt ddmmm1968 HUDSON SEAL, ?kt ddmmm1968 WELDER, ?kt ddmmm1968 KNIFE C, ?kt ddmmm1968 VAT, ?kt ddmmm1968 HULA, ?kt when in 1968? BIT-A, ?kt when in 1968? BIT-B, ?kt ddmmm1968 FILE, ?kt ddmmm1968 CREW, ?kt when in 1968? CREW 2nd, ?kt when in 1968? CREW 3rd, ?kt ddmmm1968 AUGER, ?kt ddmmm1968 KNIFE B, ?kt ddmmm1968 MING VASE, ?kt ddmmm1968 TINDERBOX, ?kt 08Dec1968 SCHOONER, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt ddDec1968 BAYLEAF, ?kt ddDec1968 TYG-A, ?kt when in 1968? TYG-B, ?kt when in 1968? TYG-C, ?kt when in 1968? TYG-D, ?kt when in 1968? TYG-E, ?kt when in 1968? TYG-F, ?kt ddDec1968 SCISSORS, ?kt 19Dec1968 BENHAM, underground, N.T.S., 1100 kt when in 1968? FAULTLESS, ?kt |
0347Z 07Jan1968 49.75° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 280, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.98] ? kt 1036Z 24Apr1968 49.85° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 281, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.91] ? kt 0359Z 21May1968 38.92° N lat × 65.03° E lon, test no. 282, PNE underground z=-2440m southwest of Samarkand Turkmen SSR, [Richter 5.4] ? kt 0306Z 11Jun1968 49.79° N lat × 78.15° E lon, test no. 284, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.24] ? kt 0506Z 19Jun1968 49.98° N lat × 78.99° E lon, test no. 285, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.28] ? kt 1002Z 07Nov1968 73.39° N lat × 54.86° E lon, test no. 293, Nov.Zem., underground twin salvo, [Richter 6.13] 2× ? kt 0254Z 09Nov1968 49.80° N lat × 78.14° E lon, test no. 294, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.75] ? kt 0502Z 18Dec1968 49.75° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 296, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.04] ? kt |
no British tests France: 1830 GMT 24Aug1968, CANOPUS: first French thermonuclear test, balloon shot @ 600m, Fangataufa Atoll, ~2,600 kt dmmm1968 28th French nuclear test? air? or underground? French Polynesia?; ?? kt dmmm1968 29th French nuclear test? air? or underground? French Polynesia?; ?? kt dmmm1968 30th French nuclear test? air? or underground? French Polynesia?; ?? kt dmmm1968 31st French nuclear test? air? or underground? French Polynesia?; ?? kt |
27Dec1968, thermonuclear, first Chinese test with plutonium, Y=? kt (waiting for more Chinese data) |
no publicly known Israeli tests |
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ddmmm1969 PACKARD, ?kt ddmmm1969 WINESKIN, ?kt ddmmm1969 SHAVE, ?kt ddmmm1969 VISE, ?kt ddmmm1969 BIGGIN, ?kt ddmmm1969 WINCH, ?kt ddmmm1969 NIPPER, ?kt ddmmm1969 CYPRESS, ?kt ddmmm1969 VALISE, ?kt ddmmm1969 CHATTY, ?kt ddmmm1969 BARSAC, ?kt ddmmm1969 COFFER, ?kt ddmmm1969 GOURD-AMBER, ?kt when in 1969? GOURD-BROWN, ?kt ddmmm1969 BLENTON, ?kt ddmmm1969 THISTLE, ?kt ddmmm1969 PURSE, ?kt ddmmm1969 ALIMENT, ?kt ddmmm1969 IPECAC A, ?kt ddmmm1969 IPECAC B, ?kt ddmmm1969 TORRIDO, ?kt ddmmm1969 TAPPER, ?kt ddmmm1969 BOWL-1, ?kt when in 1969? BOWL-2, ?kt ddmmm1969 ILDRIM, ?kt ddmmm1969 HUTCH, ?kt ddmmm1969 SPIDER-A, ?kt when in 1969? SPIDER-B, ?kt ddmmm1969 HOREHOUND, ?kt ddmmm1969 PLIERS, ?kt ddmmm1969 MINUTE STEAK, ?kt ddmmm1969 JORUM, ?kt ddmmm1969 KYACK-A, ?kt when in 1969? KYACK-B, ?kt ddmmm1969 SEAWEED?, ?kt ddmmm1969 PIPKIN, ?kt ddmmm1969 SEAWEED B, ?kt when in 1969? SEAWEED C, ?kt when in 1969? SEAWEED D, ?kt when in 1969? SEAWEED E, ?kt ddmmm1969 CRUET, ?kt ddmmm1969 POD-A, ?kt when in 1969? POD-B, ?kt when in 1969? POD-C, ?kt when in 1969? POD-D, ?kt ddmmm1969 CALABASH, ?kt ddmmm1969 SCUTTLE, ?kt ddmmm1969 PLANER, ?kt ddmmm1969 PICCALILLI, ?kt ddmmm1969 DIESEL TRAIN, ?kt ddmmm1969 CULANTRO-A, ?kt when in 1969? CULANTRO-B, ?kt ddmmm1969 TUN-A, ?kt when in 1969? TUN-B, ?kt when in 1969? TUN-C, ?kt when in 1969? TUN-D, ?kt ddmmm1969 GRAPE A, ?kt ddmmm1969 LOVAGE, ?kt ddmmm1969 TERRINE-WHITE, ?kt when in 1969? TERRINE-YELLOW, ?kt 10Sep1969 RULISON, for nat.gas mining, 39.40° N lat × 107.95° E lon, 70km N Grand Junction Colorado, z=-2750m, 40kt 02Oct1969 MILROW, z=-1200m, underground @ Amchitka Is., Alaska, ~1000 kt Plowshare sum = 41 American decade sum = 428 |
0827Z 07Mar1969 49.82° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 297, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.66] ? kt 0403Z 16May1969 49.76° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 300, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.26] ? kt 0502Z 31May1969 49.95° N lat × 77.69° E lon, test no. 301, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.29] ? kt 0247Z 04Jul1969 49.75° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 302, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.24] ? kt 0247Z 23Jul1969 49.82° N lat × 78.13° E lon, test no. 303, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.50] ? kt 0500 02Sep1969 57.22° N lat × 55.39° E lon, test no. 304, PNE underground z=-1212m east of Izhevsk, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0500 08Sep1969 57.22° N lat × 55.42° E lon, test no. 305, PNE underground z=-1208m east of Izhevsk, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0402Z 11Sep1969 49.78° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 306, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.91] ? kt 0700 26Sep1969 45.85° N lat × 42.60° E lon, test no. 307, nat.gas min. PNE underground z=-712m near Stavropol, [Richter 5.6] ? kt 0403Z 01Oct1969 49.78° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 308, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.26] ? kt 0700Z 14Oct1969 73.39° N lat × 54.79° E lon, test no. 309, Nov.Zem., underground triple salvo, [Richter 6.18] 3× ? kt 0333Z 30Nov1969 49.92° N lat × 78.96° E lon, test no. 312, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.02] ? kt 0703 06Dec1969 43.87° N lat × 54.80° E lon, test no. 313, PNE underground z=-407m Ust'Urt plateau, [Richter 5.8] ? kt 0347Z 28Dec1969 49.93° N lat × 77.71° E lon, test no. 314, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.79] ? kt 0402Z 29Dec1969 49.73° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 315, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.22] ? kt Soviet decade sum = 232 |
no British tests
any French atmospheric fission tests in 1969?, name?, Tuamotu Arch.?, ~? kt |
1615Z 22Sep1969 41.35° S lat × 88.33° E lon name?, Lop Nor, first underground test, 10 kt (waiting for more Chinese data) China decade sum = 10 |
no publicly known Israeli tests |
| Operation MINE SHAFT MINE UNDER MINE ORE ddmmm1970 FOB-BLUE, ?kt when in 1970? FOB-GREEN, ?kt when in 1970? FOB-RED, ?kt ddmmm1970 AJO, ?kt ddmmm1970 BELEN, ?kt ddmmm1970 GRAPE B, ?kt ddmmm1970 LABIS, ?kt ddmmm1970 DIANA MIST, ?kt ddmmm1970 CUMARIN, ?kt ddmmm1970 YANNIGAN-BLUE, ?kt when in 1970? YANNIGAN-RED, ?kt when in 1970? YANNIGAN-WHITE, ?kt ddmmm1970 CYATHUS, ?kt ARABIS series ddmmm1970 ARABIS BLUE, ?kt ddmmm1970 ARABIS GREEN, ?kt ddmmm1970 ARABIS RED, ?kt AVENS series when in '70 seq?, French @ N.T.S.? when in 1970? AVENS ALKERMES, ?kt when in 1970? AVENS ANDORRE, ?kt when in 1970? AVENS ASAMLTE, ?kt when in 1970? AVENS CREAM, ?kt ddmmm1970 JAL, ?kt ddmmm1970 SHAPER, ?kt 26Mar1970 HANDLEY, underground @ N.T.S., >1000 kt ddmmm1970 SNUBBER, ?kt ddmmm1970 CAN-GREEN, ?kt when in 1970? CAN-RED, ?kt ddmmm1970 BEEBALM, ?kt ddmmm1970 HOD-A, ?kt when in 1970? HOD-B, ?kt when in 1970? HOD-C, ?kt ddmmm1970 MINT LEAF, ?kt ddmmm1970 DIAMOND DUST, ?kt ddmmm1970 CORNICE-GREEN, ?kt when in 1970? CORNICE-YELLOW, ?kt ddmmm1970 MANZANAS, ?kt ddmmm1970 MORRONES, ?kt ddmmm1970 HUDSON MOON, ?kt ddmmm1970 FLASK-GREEN, ?kt when in 1970? FLASK-RED, ?kt when in 1970? FLASK-YELLOW, ?kt ddmmm1970 PITON or PITON A?, ?kt when in 1970? PITON B, ?kt when in 1970? PITON C, ?kt ddmmm1970 ARNICA VIOLET, ?kt ddmmm1970 ARNICA YELLOW, ?kt ddmmm1970 TIJERAS, ?kt ddmmm1970 TRUCHAS-CHACON, ?kt when in 1970? TRUCHAS-CHAMISAL, ?kt when in 1970? TRUCHAS-RODARTE, ?kt ddmmm1970 ABEYTAS, ?kt ddmmm1970 PENASCO, ?kt ddmmm1970 CORAZON, ?kt ddmmm1970 CANJILON, ?kt ddmmm1970 ARTESIA, ?kt ddmmm1970 CREAM?, ?kt; misfiled from AVENS series? ddDec1970 CARPETBAG, z=-662m, 220 kt 18Dec1970 BANEBERRY, underground w breach, N.T.S.?, ?kt when in 1970? CARRIZOZO when in 1970? SCREE-ACAJOU, ?kt when in 1970? SCREE-ALHAMBRA, ?kt when in 1970? SCREE-CHAMOIS, ?kt |
0703Z 29Jan1970 49.80° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 316, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.60] ? kt 0503Z 27Mar1970 49.75° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 318, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.93] ? kt 0403Z 27May1970 49.73° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 319, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.30] ? kt 0500 25Jun1970 52.20° N lat × 55.70° E lon, test no. 320, PNE underground z=-702m northwest of Orenberg, [Richter 4.9] ? kt 0158Z 28Jun1970 49.80° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 321, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.87] ? kt 0303Z 21Jul1970 49.95° N lat × 77.67° E lon, test no. 323, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.38] ? kt 0357Z 24Jul1970 49.81° N lat × 78.13° E lon, test no. 324, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.34] ? kt 0403Z 06Sep1970 49.79° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 326, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.53] ? kt 0600Z 14Oct1970 73.30° N lat × 55.03° E lon, test no. 327, Nov.Zem., underground triple salvo, [Richter 6.79] 3×?kt ~150-1500 kt total 0603Z 04Nov1970 49.99° N lat × 77.76° E lon, test no. 328, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.44] ? kt 0701 12Dec1970 43.85° N lat × 54.80° E lon, test no. 329, PNE underground z=-497m Ust'Urt plateau, [Richter 6.0] ? kt 0701Z 17Dec1970 49.75° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 330, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.43] ? kt 0701 23Dec1970 44.03° N lat × 54.93° E lon, test no. 331, PNE underground z=-470m Ust'Urt plateau, [Richter 6.0] ? kt |
no British tests
France: ddmmm1970, 1 of 8 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch.?, ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli tests |
| ddmmm1971 EMBUDO, ?kt ddmmm1971 DEXTER, ?kt ddmmm1971 LAGUNA, ?kt ddmmm1971 HAREBELL, ?kt ddmmm1971 CAMPHOR, ?kt ddmmm1971 DIAMOND MINE, ?kt ddmmm1971 MINIATA, ?kt ddmmm1971 BRACKEN, ?kt ddmmm1971 APODACA, ?kt ddmmm1971 BARRANCA, ?kt ddmmm1971 NAMA-AMARYLIS, ?kt when in 1971? NAMA-MEPHISTO, ?kt ddmmm1971 BALTIC, ?kt ddmmm1971 ALGODONES, ?kt ddmmm1971 FRIJOLE DEMING, ?kt ddmmm1971 FRIJOLE ESPUELA, ?kt ddmmm1971 FRIJOLE GUAJE, ?kt ddmmm1971 FRIJOLE PETACA, ?kt ddmmm1971 PEDERNAL, ?kt ddmmm1971 CHANTILLY, ?kt ddmmm1971 CATHAY, ?kt ddmmm1971 LAGOON, ?kt ddmmm1971 DIAGONAL LINE, ?kt ddmmm1971 PARNASSIA, ?kt ddmmm1971 CHAENACTIS, ?kt ddmmm1971 YERBA, ?kt ddmmm1971 HOSPAH, ?kt MIDDLE COURSE I cratering series 06Nov1971 CANNIKIN, z=-1750m, underground @ Amchitka Is., Alaska, <5000 kt, probable SPARTAN warhead test |
0503Z 29Jan1971 49.81° N lat × 78.17° E lon, test no. 332, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.47] ? kt 0433Z 22Mar1971 49.80° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 333, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.77] ? kt 0700 23Mar1971 61.40° N lat × 56.20° E lon, test no. 335, PNE underground z=-127m Timansky Krai west of Urals, [Richter 5.5] ? kt 0333Z 25Apr1971 49.87° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 337, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.08] ? kt 0403Z 25May1971 49.80° N lat × 78.14° E lon, test no. 338, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.05] ? kt 0403Z 06Jun1971 49.97° N lat × 77.66° E lon, test no. 339, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.53] ? kt 0404Z 19Jun1971 49.97° N lat × 77.64° E lon, test no. 340, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.54] ? kt 0357Z 30Jun1971 49.95° N lat × 78.98° E lon, test no. 341, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.94] ? kt 1700 02Jul1971 67.28° N lat × 63.47° E lon, test no. 342, PNE underground z=-542m Urals Mts. south of Vorkuta, [Richter 4.7] ? kt 1100 19Sep1971 57.51° N lat × 42.64° E lon, test no. 344, PNE underground z=-610m north of Gorky, [Richter 4.5] ? kt 0600Z 27Sep1971 73.39° N lat × 54.92° E lon, test no. 345, Nov.Zem., underground quad salvo, [Richter 6.67] 4×? kt ~150-1500 kt total 1000 04Oct1971 61.34° N lat × 48.09° E lon, test no. 346, PNE underground z=-595m Eur.Russia northwest of Kotlas, [Richter 4.6] ? kt 0603Z 09Oct1971 49.98° N lat × 77.64° E lon, test no. 347, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.37] ? kt 0603Z 21Oct1971 49.97° N lat × 77.60° E lon, test no. 348, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.58] ? kt 0603Z 29Nov1971 49.74° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 350, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.46] ? kt 0753Z 15Dec1971 49.83° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 351, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.90] ? kt 0700 22Dec1971 47.90° N lat × 48.13° E lon, test no. 352, nat.gas min. PNE underground z=-986m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 6.0] ? kt 0621Z 30Dec1971 49.75° N lat × 78.00° E lon, test no. 353, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.84] ? kt |
no British tests
France: ddmmm1971, 1 of 5 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch.?, ~? kt |
18Nov1971, test #12, weapons effect test, surface, Y=? kt | no publicly known Israeli tests |
| ddmmm1972 MESCALERO, ?kt ddmmm1972 COWLES, ?kt ddmmm1972 DIANTHUS, ?kt ddmmm1972 SAPPHO, ?kt ddmmm1972 ONAJA, ?kt ddmmm1972 LONGCHAMPS, ?kt ddmmm1972 JICARILLA, ?kt ddmmm1972 MISTY NORTH, ?kt ddmmm1972 KARA, ?kt ddmmm1972 ZINNIA, ?kt ddmmm1972 MONERO, ?kt ddmmm1972 MERIDA, ?kt ddmmm1972 CAPITAN, ?kt ddmmm1972 TAJIQUE, ?kt ddmmm1972 HAPLOPAPPUS, ?kt ddmmm1972 DIAMOND SCULLS, N.T.S., <20 kt ddmmm1972 ATARQUE, ?kt ddmmm1972 CUCHILLO, ?kt ddmmm1972 OSCURO, ?kt ddmmm1972 DELPHINIUM, ?kt ddmmm1972 AKBAR, ?kt ddmmm1972 ARSENATE, ?kt ddmmm1972 CANNA-LIMOGES, ?kt when in 1972? CANNA-UMBRINUS, ?kt ddmmm1972 TULOSO, ?kt ddmmm1972 SOLANUM, ?kt ddmmm1972 FLAX BACKUP, ?kt ddmmm1972 FLAX SOURCE, ?kt ddmmm1972 FLAX TEST, ?kt when in 1972? CEBOLLA, ?kt when in 1972? OCATE, ?kt when/if in 1972? SOLANO, ?kt |
0503Z 10Feb1972 50.02° N lat × 78.88° E lon, test no. 355, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.27] ? kt 0457Z 10Mar1972 49.75° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 356, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.45] ? kt 0422Z 28Mar1972 49.73° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 357, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.18] ? kt 0600 11Apr1972 37.35° N lat × 62.05° E lon, test no. 358, PNE underground z=-1720m near Mary, Karakum desert, Turkmen SSR, [Richter 4.9] ? kt 0128Z 07Jun1972 49.83° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 360, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.42] ? kt 0700 09Jul1972 49.80° N lat × 35.40° E lon, test no. 363, PNE underground z=-2483m near Charkov Ukraine, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0317Z 16Aug1972 49.77° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 365, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.11] ? kt 0300 20Aug1972 49.40° N lat × 48.14° E lon, test no. 366, nat.gas min. PNE underground z=-489m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.7] ? kt 0347Z 26Aug1972 49.98° N lat × 77.72° E lon, test no. 367, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.36] ? kt 0600Z 28Aug1972 73.39° N lat × 54.85° E lon, test no. 368, Nov.Zem., underground quad salvo, [Richter 6.49] 4×? kt 0700 04Sep1972 67.75° N lat × 33.10° E lon, test no. 370, PNE underground z=-131m near Kandalaksha on Kola Pen., [Richter 4.6] ? kt 0900 21Sep1972 52.12° N lat × 52.07° E lon, test no. 371, PNE underground z=-485m northeast of Ural'sk, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0900 03Oct1972 46.85° N lat × 44.94° E lon, test no. 372, nat.gas min. PNE underground z=-485m northwest of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.6] ? kt 0127Z 02Nov1972 49.93° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 373, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.16] ? kt 0900 24Nov1972 51.995° N lat × 51.87° E lon, test no. 375, PNE underground z=-675m near Samara R. southeast of Kuybyshev, [Richter 4.5] ? kt 0427Z 10Dec1972 49.82° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 376, Semi.Pol., underground 1 of 2, [Richter 5.72] ? kt 0427Z 10Dec1972 50.03° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 377, Semi.Pol., underground 2 of 2, [Richter 5.96] ? kt 0427Z 28Dec1972 49.74° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 378, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.60] ? kt |
no British tests
France: ddmmm1972, 1 of 4 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch., ~20 kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli tests 07Jun1972, Indira Ghandi privately authorizes nuclear weapons program, excludes military advisors (waiting on more Indian historical data) |
| ddmmm1973 ALUMROOT, ?kt ddmmm1973 MIERA, ?kt ddmmm1973 GAZOOK, ?kt ddmmm1973 NATOMA, ?kt ddmmm1973 ANGUS, ?kt ddmmm1973 COLMOR, ?kt ddmmm1973 STARWORT, ?kt ddmmm1973 MESITA, ?kt ddmmm1973 CABRESTO, ?kt ddmmm1973 KASHAN, ?kt ddmmm1973 DIDO QUEEN, ?kt ddmmm1973 ALMENDRO, ?kt ddmmm1973 POTRILLO, ?kt ddmmm1973 PORTULACA, ?kt ddmmm1973 SILENE, ?kt ddmmm1973 POLYGONUM, ?kt ddmmm1973 WALLER, ?kt ddmmm1973 HUSKY ACE, ?kt ddmmm1973 BERNAL, ?kt ddmmm1973 PAJARA, ?kt ddmmm1973 SEAFOAM, ?kt ddmmm1973 SPAR, ?kt ddmmm1973 ELIDA, ?kt 17May1973 RIO BLANCO-1/RIO BLANCO-2/RIO BLANCO-3, simultaneous triple shot for nat.gas mining, 39.79° N lat × 108.39° E lon, 58km NW Rifle Colorado, z=-1780m, -1900m & -2040, , 3×33 kt when in 1973? VELARDE, ?kt |
0503Z 16Feb1973 49.82° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 379, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.48] ? kt 0433Z 19Apr1973 49.98° N lat × 77.61° E lon, test no. 380, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.36] ? kt 0127Z 10Jul1973 49.79° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 381, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.34] ? kt 0123Z 23Jul1973 49.97° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 382, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.17] ? kt 0200 15Aug1973 42.78° N lat × 67.41° E lon, test no. 383, PNE underground z=-600m Syr Darya diversion southeast of Kyzl Orda, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0300 28Aug1973 50.53° N lat × 68.32° E lon, test no. 384, PNE underground z=-395m southwest of Tselinograd, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0700Z 12Sep1973 73.31° N lat × 55.06° E lon, test no. 385, Nov.Zem., highest yield underground test, [Richter 6.97] 2300? kt 0300 19Sep1973 45.76° N lat × 67.83° E lon, test no. 386, PNE underground z=-615m Syr Darya diversion south of Kyzl Orda, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0700Z 27Sep1973 70.73° N lat × 53.83° E lon, test no. 388, Nov.Zem. south, underground, [Richter 5.89] ? kt 0500 30Sep1973 51.65° N lat × 54.55° E lon, test no. 389, PNE underground z=-1145m Ural R. near Orenberg, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0600 26Oct1973 53.65° N lat × 55.40° E lon, test no. 390, PNE underground z=-2026m northwest of Orenberg, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0427Z 26Oct1973 49.75° N lat × 78.13° E lon, test no. 391, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.23] ? kt 0700Z 27Oct1973 70.78° N lat × 54.03° E lon, test no. 392, Nov.Zem. south, underground, [Richter 6.98] ? kt |
no British tests
France: ddmmm1973, 1 of 6 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch., ~20 kt |
no tests? by China; waiting on data | no publicly known Israeli tests (waiting on Indian historical data) South Africa commences covert atomic weapons program |
| ddmmm1974 PINEDROPS-BAYOU, ?kt when in 1974? PINEDROPS-SLOAT, ?kt when in 1974? PINEDROPS-TAWNY, ?kt ddmmm1974 LATIR, ?kt ddmmm1974 HULSEA, ?kt ddmmm1974 SAPELLO, ?kt ddmmm1974 PORTRERO, ?kt ddmmm1974 PLOMO, ?kt ddmmm1974 JIB, ?kt ddmmm1974 GROVE, ?kt ddMay?1974 JARA, ?kt ddmmm1974 MING BLADE, ?kt ddmmm1974 ESCABOSA, ?kt ddmmm1974 CRESTLAKE-BRIAR, ?kt when in 1974? CRESTLAKE-TANSAN, ?kt ddmmm1974 PUYE, ?kt ddmmm1974 PORTMANTEAU, ?kt ddmmm1974 PRATT, ?kt ddmmm1974 TRUMBULL, ?kt ddmmm1974 STANYAN, ?kt ddmmm1974 ESTACA, ?kt ddmmm1974 HYBLA FAIR, ?kt ddmmm1974 TEMESCAL, ?kt ddmmm1974 PUDDLE, ?kt ddmmm1974 KEEL, ?kt |
1500 29Aug1974 67.09° N lat × 62.63° E lon, test no. 406, PNE underground z=-583m southwest of Vorkuta, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0623Z 16Dec1974 49.77° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 414, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.94] ? kt 0641Z 16Dec1974 49.83° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 415, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.89] ? kt 0547Z 27Dec1974 49.97° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 416, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.50] ? kt |
UK resumes nuclear testing to validate Chevaline warhead; series sum @ N.T.S. 1974-1991 = 20 (part of USA ARBOR series) 23May1974 FALLON, UK UGT@NTS, 20-200kt
France: ddmmm1974, 1 of 9 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch., ~20 kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli test 18May1974 First Indian atomic test “Smiling Buddha”, , "peaceful" Pu-implosion, Pokhran, Rajasthan Desert, ~27° N lat × ~72° E lon; ~5-8 kt |
| ddmmm1975 PORTOLA, ?kt when in 1975? PORTOLA-LARKIN, ?kt ddmmm1975 TELEME, ?kt ddmmm1975 BILGE, ?kt ddmmm1975 TOPGALLANT, ?kt ddmmm1975 CABRILLO, ?kt ddmmm1975 DINING CAR, ?kt ddmmm1975 EDAM, ?kt ddmmm1975 OBAR, ?kt ddmmm1975 TYBO, ?kt ddmmm1975 STILTON, ?kt ddmmm1975 MIZZEN, ?kt ddmmm1975 ALVISO, ?kt ddmmm1975 FUTTOCK, ?kt ddmmm1975 MAST, ?kt ddmmm1975 CAMEMBERT, ?kt ddmmm1975 MARSH, ?kt ddmmm1975 HUSKY PUP, ?kt ddmmm1975 KASSERI, ?kt ddmmm1975 DECK, ?kt ddmmm1975 INLET, ?kt ddmmm1975 LEYDEN, ?kt ddmmm1975 CHIBERTA, ?kt |
0900Z 23Aug1975 73.33° N lat × 54.68° E lon, test no. 427, Nov.Zem., underground octet salvo, [Richter 6.55] 8×? kt 1100 29Sep1975 69.58° N lat × 90.34° E lon, test no. 428, PNE underground z=-834m Puturana Plat. northeast of Noril'sk, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0900Z 18Oct1975 70.18° N lat × 53.74° E lon, test no. 430, Nov.Zem. south, underground twin blast in shaft Yu-6N, [Richter 6.75] 2×? kt 0900Z 18Oct1975 70.18° N lat × 53.74° E lon, test no. 431, Nov.Zem. south, underground single simult. w/#430 in shaft Yu-7, [Richter 6.75] ? kt 1200Z 21Oct1975 73.31° N lat × 55.01° E lon, test no. 432, Nov.Zem., underground quintet salvo, [Richter 6.60] 5×? kt 0447Z 29Oct1975 49.95° N lat × 78.87° E lon, test no. 433, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.61] ? kt 0457Z 13Dec1975 49.81° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 434, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.00] ? kt 0517Z 25Dec1975 50.04° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 435, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.69] ? kt |
no British tests in 1975?
France: ddmmm1975, 1 of 2 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch., ~20 kt |
27Oct1975 41.43° S lat × 88.40° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 5.4 kt | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| ddmmm1976 MUENSTER, ?kt ddmmm1976 KEELSON, ?kt ddmmm1976 ESROM, ?kt ddmmm1976 FONTINA, ?kt ddmmm1976 CHESHIRE, ?kt ddmmm1976 SHALLOWS, ?kt ddmmm1976 ESTUARY, ?kt ddmmm1976 COLBY, ?kt ddmmm1976 POOL, ?kt ddmmm1976 STRAIT, ?kt ddmmm1976 MIGHTY EPIC, ?kt ddmmm1976 RIVOLI, ?kt ddmmm1976 BILLET, ?kt ddSep?1976 GOUDA, ?kt ddmmm1976 SPRIT, ?kt ddmmm1976 CHEVRE, ?kt ddmmm1976 REDMUD, ?kt ddmmm1976 ASIAGO, ?kt ddmmm1976 SUTTER, ?kt ddmmm1976 RUDDER, ?kt |
0447Z 15Jan1976 49.81° N lat × 78.17° E lon, test no. 436, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.18] ? kt 0700 29Mar1976 47.90° N lat × 48.13° E lon, test no. 438, nat.gas min. PNE underground z=-986m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 4.3] ? kt 0457Z 21Apr1976 49.75° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 441, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.94] ? kt 0503Z 21Apr1976 49.90° N lat × 78.83° E lon, test no. 440, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.12] ? kt 0257Z 19May1976 49.78° N lat × 78.02° E lon, test no. 442, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.72] ? kt 0303Z 09Jun1976 49.99° N lat × 79.02° E lon, test no. 443, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.07] ? kt 0257Z 04Jul1976 49.90° N lat × 78.90° E lon, test no. 444, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.07] ? kt 0233Z 23Jul1976 49.74° N lat × 78.05° E lon, test no. 445, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.96] ? kt 0500 29Jul1976 47.87° N lat × 48.15° E lon, test no. 446, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1000m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.9] ? kt 0257Z 04Aug1976 49.87° N lat × 77.70° E lon, test no. 447, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.20] ? kt 0257Z 28Aug1976 49.97° N lat × 78.93° E lon, test no. 448, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.74] ? kt 0300Z 29Sep1976 73.36° N lat × 54.87° E lon, test no. 449, Nov.Zem., underground twin blast?, [Richter 5.83] 2×? kt 0800Z 20Oct1976 73.40° N lat × 54.81° E lon, test no. 450, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.66] 4×? kt 0457Z 30Oct1976 49.83° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 451, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.62] ? kt 0400 05Nov1976 61.46° N lat × 112.86° E lon, test no. 452, PNE underground z=-1522m near Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0503Z 23Nov1976 50.01° N lat × 78.94° E lon, test no. 453, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.79] ? kt 0457Z 07Dec1976 49.94° N lat × 78.84° E lon, test no. 454, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.80] ? kt 0357Z 30Dec1976 49.78° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 456, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.09] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA ANVIL series) 26Aug1976 BANON, UK UGT@N.T.S., 20-150kt
France: ddmmm1976, 1 of 5 French atmospheric fission tests, name?, Tuamotu Arch., ~20 kt |
0500Z 17Oct1976 41.64° S lat × 88.21° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 4 kt | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| ddmmm1977 OARLOCK, ?kt when in 1977? DOFINO, ?kt when in 1977? DOFINO-LAWTON, ?kt ddmmm1977 MARSILLY, ?kt ddmmm1977 BULKHEAD, ?kt ddmmm1977 CREWLINE, ?kt ddmmm1977 FOREFOOT, ?kt ddmmm1977 CARNELIAN, ?kt ddmmm1977 STRAKE, ?kt ddmmm1977 GRUYERE, ?kt when in 1977? GRUYERE-GRADINO, ?kt ddmmm1977 FLOTOST, ?kt ddmmm1977 SCUPPER, ?kt ddmmm1977 SCANTLING, ?kt ddmmm1977 EBBTIDE, ?kt ddmmm1977 COULOMMIERS, ?kt ddmmm1977 BOBSTAY, ?kt ddmmm1977 HYBLA GOLD, ?kt ddmmm1977 SANDREEF, ?kt ddmmm1977 SEAMOUNT, ?kt ddmmm1977 RIB, ?kt ddmmm1977 FARALLONES, ?kt when ever in 1977? COVE, ?kt |
0357Z 29Mar1977 49.78° N lat × 78.02° E lon, test no. 457, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.41] ? kt 0407Z 25Apr1977 49.81° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 459, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.07] ? kt 0257Z 29May1977 49.94° N lat × 78.77° E lon, test no. 460, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.75] ? kt 0307Z 29Jun1977 50.00° N lat × 78.87° E lon, test no. 461, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.20] ? kt 1700 26Jul1977 69.58° N lat × 90.38° E lon, test no. 462, PNE underground z=-850m northeast of Noril'sk, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0157Z 30Jul1977 49.75° N lat × 78.05° E lon, test no. 463, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.13] ? kt 0427Z 17Aug1977 49.83° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 465, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.01] ? kt 2200 20Aug1977 64.11° N lat × 99.56° E lon, test no. 466, PNE underground z=-600m near Tura/Tunguska R. Siberia, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0300Z 01Sep1977 73.34° N lat × 54.62° E lon, test no. 467, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.66] 4×? kt 0303Z 05Sep1977 50.06° N lat × 78/91° E lon, test no. 468, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.73] ? kt 1600 10Sep1977 57.25° N lat × 106.55° E lon, test no. 469, PNE underground z=-550m near Ust'Kut Siberia, [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0700 30Sep1977 47.90° N lat × 48.16° E lon, test no. 470, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1500m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 1100Z 09Oct1977 73.41° N lat × 54.93° E lon, test no. 471, Nov.Zem., underground single, [Richter 4.36] 0.001-20 kt, prob. ~1kt 0307Z 29Oct1977 49.83° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 473, Semi.Pol., underground double 1 of 2, [Richter 5.60] ? kt 0307Z 29Oct1977 50.05° N lat × 78.98° E lon, test no. 474, Semi.Pol., underground double 2 of 2, [Richter 5.56] ? kt 0407Z 30Nov1977 49.97° N lat × 78.87° E lon, test no. 478, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.89] ? kt 0403Z 26Dec1977 49.81° N lat × 78.05° E lon, test no. 479, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.91] ? kt |
no British tests in 1977?
France: 2301Z 19Mar1977 21.89° S lat × 138.92° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.92] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no Indian tests;
22+ August 1977 South African abandons fully instrumented underground test with dummy core at Vastrap upon discovery of test preparations |
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ddmmm1978 CAMPOS, ?kt ddmmm1978 REBLOCHON, ?kt ddmmm1978 KARAB, ?kt ddmmm1978 TOPMAST, ?kt ddmmm1978 ICEBERG, ?kt ddApr?1978 BACKBEACH, ?kt ddmmm1978 ASCO, ?kt ddmmm1978 TRANSOM, ?kt ddmmm1978 JACKPOTS, ?kt ddmmm1978 SATZ, ?kt ddmmm1978 LOWBALL, ?kt ddmmm1978 PANIR, ?kt ddmmm1978 DIABLO HAWK, ?kt ddmmm1978 CREMINO, ?kt ddmmm1978 CREMINO-CAERPHILLY, ?kt ddmmm1978 DRAUGHTS, ?kt ddmmm1978 RUMMY, ?kt ddmmm1978 EMMENTHAL, ?kt ddNov?1978 CONCENTRATION, ?kt ddmmm1978 FARM, ?kt |
0347Z 19Mar1978 49.95° N lat × 77.70° E lon, test no. 481, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.19] ? kt 0357Z 26Mar1978 49.76° N lat × 77.98° E lon, test no. 482, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.69] ? kt 0307Z 22Apr1978 49.75° N lat × 78.13° E lon, test no. 483, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.35] ? kt 0457Z 29May1978 49.79° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 485, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.68] ? kt 0257Z 11Jun1978 49.91° N lat × 78.80° E lon, test no. 487, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.83] ? kt 0247Z 05Jul1978 49.90° N lat × 78.87° E lon, test no. 488, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.77] ? kt 0247Z 28Jul1978 49.75° N lat × 78.15° E lon, test no. 489, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.75] ? kt 1800 09Aug1978 63.68° N lat × 125.52° E lon, test no. 490, PNE underground z=-567m near Vil'y R. & Lena R., Yakutia, [Richter 5.6] ? kt 0800Z 10Aug1978 73.29° N lat × 54.88° E lon, test no. 491, Nov.Zem., underground sextet, [Richter 6.00] 6×? kt 1800 24Aug1978 65.93° N lat × 112.34° E lon, test no. 492, PNE in BFE underground z=-577m near Vil'uysk Plat., Siberia, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0237Z 29Aug1978 49.81° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 493, Semi.Pol., underground double 1 of 2, [Richter 5.20] ? kt 0237Z 29Aug1978 50.01° N lat × 78.97° E lon, test no. 494, Semi.Pol., underground double 2 of 2, [Richter 5.90] ? kt 0237Z 15Sep1978 49.93° N lat × 78.86° E lon, test no. 496, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.89] ? kt 1500 21Sep1978 66.60° N lat × 86.21° E lon, test no. 498, PNE in BFE underground z=-886m east of Turuchan R. & Yenisey R., Yakutia, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0205Z 27Sep1978 73.35° N lat × 54.68° E lon, test no. 499, Nov.Zem., underground heptet, [Richter 5.63] 7×? kt 0000 08Oct1978 61.55° N lat × 112.85° E lon, test no. 500, PNE in BFE underground z=-1545m, northwest of Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0537Z 15Oct1978 49.74° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 501, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.15] ? kt 0500 17Oct1978 47.85° N lat × 48.12° E lon, test no. 502, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1040m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.8] ? kt 1400 17Oct1978 63.19° N lat × 63.43° E lon, test no. 503, PNE underground z=-593m, southwest of Ber'ozovo & Ob R., [Richter 5.5] ? kt 0417Z 31Oct1978 49.79° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 504, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.25] ? kt 0506Z 04Nov1978 50.04° N lat × 78.94° E lon, test no. 505, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.56] ? kt 0433Z 29Nov1978 49.95° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 506, Semi.Pol., underground double 1 of 2, [Richter 5.96] ? kt 0433Z 29Nov1978 49.78° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 507, Semi.Pol., underground double 2 of 2, [Richter 5.21] ? kt 0443Z 14Dec1978 49.81° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 509, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.74] ? kt 0800 18Dec1978 47.86° N lat × 48.16° E lon, test no. 510, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-630m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.9] ? kt 0433Z 20Dec1978 49.81° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 511, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.71] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA CRESSET series) 11Apr1978 FONDUTTA, UK UGT@N.T.S., 20-150kt UK: (part of USA QUICKSILVER series) 18Nov1978 QUARGEL, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt
France: 1730Z 22Mar1978 21.71° S lat × 138.93° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.73] ~? kt |
0100Z 14Oct1978 41.42° S lat × 88.66° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 4 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests Armscor produces HEU; no publicly known South African tests |
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ddmmm1979 BACCARAT, ?kt ddmmm1979 QUINELLA, ?kt ddmmm1979 KLOSTER, ?kt ddmmm1979 MEMORY, ?kt ddmmm1979 FREEZEOUT, ?kt ddmmm1979 PEPATO, ?kt ddmmm1979 CHESS, ?kt ddmmm1979 FAJY, ?kt ddmmm1979 BURZET, ?kt ddAug?1979 OFFSHORE, ?kt ddSep?1979 HEARTS, ?kt ddmmm1979 PERA, ?kt ddmmm1979 SHEEPSHEAD, ?kt ddmmm1979 BACKGAMMON, ?kt ddmmm1979 AZUL, ?kt American decade sum = 232 |
0800 17Jan1979 47.92° N lat × 48.12° E lon, test no. 513, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-995m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 6.0] ?
kt 0413Z 01Feb1979 50.08° N lat × 78.85° E lon, test no. 514, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.29] ? kt 0404Z 16Feb1979 49.97° N lat × 77.67° E lon, test no. 515, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.39] ? kt 0317Z 06May1979 49.76° N lat × 77.98° E lon, test no. 518, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.22] ? kt 0555Z 31May1979 49.81° N lat × 77.06° E lon, test no. 519, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.27] ? kt 0257Z 23Jun1979 49.91° N lat × 78.85° E lon, test no. 521, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.16] ? kt 0357Z 07Jul1979 50.03° N lat × 78.99° E lon, test no. 522, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.84] ? kt 0500 14Jul1979 47.88° N lat × 48.12° E lon, test no. 523, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-849m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.6] ? kt 0317Z 18Jul1979 49.92° N lat × 77.81° E lon, test no. 524, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.16] ? kt 0357Z 04Aug1979 49.90° N lat × 78.88° E lon, test no. 526, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.13] ? kt 1800 12Aug1979 61.80° N lat × 122.43° E lon, test no. 527, PNE underground z=-982m, south of Vil'uysk, Yakutia, [Richter 4.9] ? kt 0252Z 18Aug1979 49.95° N lat × 78.92° E lon, test no. 528, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.13] ? kt 1800 06Sep1979 64.11° N lat × 99.56° E lon, test no. 529, PNE underground z=-599m near Tura & Tunguska R., Siberia, [Richter 4.9] ? kt 0330Z 24Sep1979 73.34° N lat × 54.67° E lon, test no. 531, Nov.Zem., underground triple, [Richter 5.77] 3×? kt 0413Z 27Sep1979 49.75° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 532, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.42] ? kt 1600 04Oct1979 60.68° N lat × 71.46° E lon, test no. 533, PNE underground z=-837m, east of Chanty-Mansiysk & Ob R., Siberia, [Richter 5.4] ? kt 2100 07Oct1979 61.85° N lat × 113.10° E lon, test no. 534, PNE underground z=-1545m, north of Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0417Z 18Oct1979 49.82° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 535, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.23] ? kt 0710Z 18Oct1979 73.32° N lat × 54.82° E lon, test no. 536, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.79] 4×? kt 0600 24Oct1979 47.85° N lat × 48.14° E lon, test no. 537, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-915m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.8] ? kt 0317Z 28Oct1979 50.00° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 538, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.98] ? kt 0453Z 30Nov1979 49.78° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 539, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.42] ? kt 0437Z 02Dec1979 49.90° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 540, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.99] ? kt 0442Z 21Dec1979 49.79° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 541, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.71] ? kt 0457Z 23Dec1979 49.93° N lat × 78.75° E lon, test no. 542, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.13] ? kt Soviet decade sum = 227 |
UK: (part of USA QUICKSILVER series) 29Aug1979 NESSEL, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt
France: 2327Z 18Jun1979 21.81° S lat × 138.81° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.71] ~? kt |
13Sep1989, failed air drop, Y = 0 kt China decade sum = 16 |
no Indian test 0053 GMT 22Sep1979 “Operation Phoenix”? 47.00° S lat × 40° E lon; mysterious double flash in South Atlantic off Africa, low-kiloton, ID = Israeli or South African or both?; ~2-3 kt? |
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ddmmm1980 TARKO, ?kt ddmmm1980 NORBO, ?kt ddmmm1980 LIPTAUER, ?kt ddmmm1980 PYRAMID, ?kt ddMay?1980 CANFIELD, ?kt ddmmm1980 FLORA, ?kt ddmmm1980 KASH, ?kt ddmmm1980 HURON KING, ?kt ddmmm1980 TAFI, ?kt ddmmm1980 VERDELLO, ?kt ddmmm1980 BONARDA, ?kt ddmmm1980 RIOLA, ?kt ddNov?1980 MINERS IRON, ?kt ddNov?1980 DAUPHIN, ?kt sum postBan USA = 345 |
0533Z 04Apr1980 50.00° N lat × 77.82° E lon, test no. 544, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.90] ? kt 0407Z 10Apr1980 49.78° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 545, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.98] ? kt 0357Z 25Apr1980 49.98° N lat × 78.76° E lon, test no. 546, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.45] ? kt 0357Z 22May1980 49.78° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 547, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.53] ? kt 0327Z 12Jun1980 49.99° N lat × 78.99° E lon, test no. 548, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.52] ? kt 0233Z 29Jun1980 49.95° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 552, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.69] ? kt 0333Z 31Jul1980 49.79° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 553, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.33] ? kt 0243Z 14Sep1980 49.94° N lat × 78.80° E lon, test no. 554, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.21] ? kt 0621Z 25Sep1980 49.78° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 555, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.83] ? kt 0600 08Oct1980 46.76° N lat × 48.28° E lon, test no. 556, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1050m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0710Z 11Oct1980 73.34° N lat × 54.94° E lon, test no. 557, Nov.Zem., underground heptet, [Richter 5.76] 7×? kt 0334Z 12Oct1980 49.96° N lat × 79.02° E lon, test no. 558, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.88] ? kt 1300 01Nov1980 60.80° N lat × 97.55° E lon, test no. 560, PNE in BFE underground z=-720m, Tunguska Plat., Siberia, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0347Z 14Dec1980 49.91° N lat × 78.92° E lon, test no. 564, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.93] ? kt 0409Z 27Dec1980 50.06° N lat × 78.98° E lon, test no. 566, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.87] ? kt sum postBan USSR = 149 |
UK: (part of USA TINDERBOX series) 26Apr1980 COLWICK, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt UK: (part of USA GUARDIAN series) 24Oct1980 DUTCHESS, UK UGT@NTS, <20kt 17Dec1980 SERPA, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt
France: 1937Z 23Mar1980 21.86° S lat × 138.94° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.63] ~? kt |
16Oct1980 ~41.5° S lat × ~88.5° E lon name?, Lop Nor, last atmospheric test, ? kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
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ddFeb1981 name?, underground test of nuke-pump X-ray laser @ N.T.S., ? kt ddmmm1981 BASEBALL, ?kt ddmmm1981 CLAIRETTE, ?kt ddmmm1981 SECO, ?kt ddmmm1981 VIDE, ?kt ddmmm1981 ALIGOTE, ?kt ddmmm1981 HARZER, ?kt ddmmm1981 NIZA, ?kt ddmmm1981 PINEAU, ?kt ddmmm1981 HAVARTI, ?kt ddmmm1981 ISLAY, ?kt ddmmm1981 TREBBIANO, ?kt ddmmm1981 CERNADA, ?kt ddmmm1981 PALIZA, ?kt ddmmm1981 TILCI, ?kt ddNov?1981 AKAVI, ?kt ddDec?1981 CABOC, ?kt |
0404Z 29Mar1981 50.02° N lat × 78.98° E lon, test no. 568, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.49] ? kt 0117Z 22Apr1981 49.90° N lat × 78.81° E lon, test no. 569, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.94] ? kt 0500 25May1981 68.20° N lat × 53.50° E lon, test no. 570, PNE in BFE underground z=-1511m, Pechora R. delta, [Richter 5.5] ? kt 0358Z 27May1981 49.99° N lat × 78.97° E lon, test no. 571, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.30] ? kt 0157Z 30Jun1981 49.77° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 573, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.16] ? kt 0237Z 17Jul1981 49.80° N lat × 78.13° E lon, test no. 574, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.07] ? kt 0227Z 14Aug1981 49.75° N lat × 78.05° E lon, test no. 575, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.88] ? kt 0400 02Sep1981 60.60° N lat × 55.70° E lon, test no. 576, PNE underground z=-2088m, north of Berezniki & Kamskoye L., [Richter 4.4] ? kt 0217Z 13Sep1981 49.91° N lat × 78.89° E lon, test no. 577, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.06] ? kt 0500 26Sep1981 46.79° N lat × 48.31° E lon, test no. 578, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1050m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0504 26Sep1981 46.77° N lat × 48.30° E lon, test no. 579, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1050m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 1215Z 01Oct1981 73.30° N lat × 54.82° E lon, test no. 580, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.97] 4×? kt 0357Z 18Oct1981 49.92° N lat × 78.84° E lon, test no. 582, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.00] ? kt 1400 22Oct1981 63.80° N lat × 97.55° E lon, test no. 583, PNE underground z=-581m, south of Tura & Tunguska R., Siberia, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0457Z 20Nov1981 49.74° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 584, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.00] ? kt 0335Z 29Nov1981 49.90° N lat × 78.85° E lon, test no. 585, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.62] ? kt 0431Z 22Dec1981 49.83° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 586, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.96] ? kt 0343Z 27Dec1981 49.93° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 587, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.16] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA PRAETORIAN series) 12Nov1981 ROUSANNE, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt
France: 2223Z 08Jul1981 21.79° S lat × 138.05° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.14] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
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ddmmm1982 JORNADA, ?kt ddmmm1982 MOLBO, ?kt ddmmm1982 HOSTA, ?kt ddApr?1982 TENAJA, ?kt ddMay?1982 KRYDDOST, ?kt ddmmm1982 BOUSCHET, ?kt ddmmm1982 KESTI, ?kt ddmmm1982 NEBBIOLO, ?kt ddmmm1982 MONTEREY, ?kt ddmmm1982 ATRISCO, ?kt ddmmm1982 QUESO, ?kt ddmmm1982 CERRO, ?kt ddmmm1982 DIAMOND ACE, ?kt ddmmm1982 HURON LANDING, ?kt ddmmm1982 FRISCO, ?kt ddmmm1982 BORREGO, ?kt ddmmm1982 SEYVAL, ?kt ddmmm1982 MANTECA, ?kt |
0356Z 19Feb1982 49.82° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 588, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.40] ? kt 0323Z 25Apr1982 49.92° N lat × 78.89° E lon, test no. 589, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.03] ? kt 0203Z 25Jun1982 49.77° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 590, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.57] ? kt 0117Z 04Jul1982 49.96° N lat × 78.81° E lon, test no. 591, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.08] ? kt 2100 30Jul1982 53.80° N lat × 104.15° E lon, test no. 592, PNE underground z=-554m, northwest of L. Baikal, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0243Z 23Aug1982 49.74° N lat × 78.03° E lon, test no. 593, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.44] ? kt 0131Z 31Aug1982 49.91° N lat × 78.76° E lon, test no. 594, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.20] ? kt 0257Z 21Sep1982 49.78° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 596, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.15] ? kt 1800 25Sep1982 64.35° N lat × 91.80° E lon, test no. 597, PNE underground z=-554m, near Tunguska R. & BFE, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0715Z 11Oct1982 73.34° N lat × 54.61° E lon, test no. 599, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.58] 4×? kt 0337Z 05Dec1982 49.93° N lat × 78.81° E lon, test no. 604, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.08] ? kt 0423Z 25Dec1982 49.78° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 605, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.47] ? kt 0335Z 26Dec1982 50.06° N lat × 78.99° E lon, test no. 606, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.58] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA PRAETORIAN series) 25Apr1982 GIBNE, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt
France: 1702Z 01Jul1982 21.77° S lat × 138.95° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.08] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests first deliverable bomb built; no publicly known South African tests |
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ddmmm1983 COALARA, ?kt ddmmm1983 CHEEDAM, ?kt ddmmm1983 CABRA, ?kt ddmmm1983 TURQUOISE, ?kt ddMay?1983 CROWDIE, ?kt ddmmm1983 MINI JADE, ?kt ddmmm1983 FAHADA, ?kt ddmmm1983 DANABLU, ?kt ddmmm1983 LABAN, ?kt ddmmm1983 SABADO, ?kt ddmmm1983 JARLSBERG, ?kt ddmmm1983 CHANCELLOR, ?kt ddmmm1983 TOMME/MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR, ?kt ddmmm1983 BRANCO, ?kt ddmmm1983 BRANCO-HERKIMER, ?kt ddmmm1983 TECHADO, ?kt ddmmm1983 NAVATA, ?kt ddmmm1983 MUGGINS, ?kt ddmmm1983 ROMANO, ?kt sum postBan-1983 USA announced = ~700 |
0417Z 30Mar1983 49.79° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 608, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.61] ? kt 0341Z 12Apr1983 49.79° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 609, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.65] ? kt 0334Z 30May1983 49.74° N lat × 78.12° E lon, test no. 610, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.43] ? kt 0237Z 12Jun1983 49.93° N lat × 78.90° E lon, test no. 611, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.02] ? kt 0256Z 24Jun1983 49.74° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 612, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.46] ? kt 0400 10Jul1983 51.36° N lat × 53.31° E lon, test no. 613, PNE underground z=-907m, east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0405 10Jul1983 51.37° N lat × 53.33° E lon, test no. 614, PNE underground z=-917m, east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0410 10Jul1983 51.38° N lat × 53.34° E lon, test no. 615, PNE underground z=-841m east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 1610Z 18Aug1983 73.35° N lat × 54.97° E lon, test no. 616, Nov.Zem., underground quintet, [Richter 5.91] 5×? kt 0633Z 11Sep1983 49.78° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 617, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.48] ? kt 0500 24Sep1983 46.78° N lat × 48.32° E lon, test no. 618, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1050m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0505 24Sep1983 46.79° N lat × 48.30° E lon, test no. 619, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1050m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0510 24Sep1983 46.77° N lat × 48.31° E lon, test no. 620, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-920m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0515 24Sep1983 46.74° N lat × 48.30° E lon, test no. 621, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1100m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.2] ? kt 0520 24Sep1983 46.75° N lat × 48.29° E lon, test no. 622, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-950m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.4] ? kt 0525 24Sep1983 46.77° N lat × 48.27° E lon, test no. 623, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1100m, north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 1310Z 25Sep1983 73.33° N lat × 54.54° E lon, test no. 624, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.77] 4×? kt 0147Z 06Oct1983 49.92° N lat × 78.75° E lon, test no. 625, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.95] ? kt 0155Z 26Oct1983 49.91° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 626, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.04] ? kt 0327Z 20Nov1983 50.05° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 628, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.33] ? kt 0219Z 29Nov1983 49.73° N lat × 78.10° E lon, test no. 629, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.31] ? kt 0429Z 26Dec1983 49.79° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 631, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.48] ? kt sum postBan-1983 USSR announced 369 < N < ~500 |
UK: (part of USA PHALANX series) 22Apr1983 ARMADA, UK UGT@NTS, <20kt
France: 1853Z 19Apr1983 21.82° S lat × 138.87° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.70] ~? kt |
04May1983 41.13° S lat × 88.31° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 1.2 kt 1000Z 06Oct1983 41.53° S lat × 88.72° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 25 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
| ddmmm1984 GORBEA, ?kt ddmmm1984 MIDAS MYTH/MILAGRO, ?kt ddmmm1984 TORTUGAS, ?kt ddApr?1984 AGRINI, ?kt ddMay?1984 ORKNEY, ?kt ddmmm1984 BELLOW, ?kt ddmmm1984 CAPROCK, ?kt ddmmm1984 DUORO, ?kt ddmmm1984 NORMANNA, ?kt ddmmm1984 KAPPELI, ?kt ddmmm1984 CORREO, ?kt ddmmm1984 WEXFORD, ?kt ddmmm1984 DOLCETTO, ?kt ddmmm1984 BRETON, ?kt ddmmm1984 VERMEJO, ?kt ddNov?1984 VILLITA, ?kt ddDec1984 TIERRA, ?kt ddDec1984 MINERO, z=244m, <20kt |
0357Z 19Feb1984 49.90° N lat × 78.74° E lon, test no. 632, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter
5.77] ? kt 0239Z 07Mar1984 50.05° N lat × 78.96° E lon, test no. 633, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.56] ? kt 0519Z 29Mar1984 49.91° N lat × 78.93° E lon, test no. 634, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.86] ? kt 0317Z 15Apr1984 49.76° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 635, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.72] ? kt 0109Z 25Apr1984 49.94° N lat × 78.85° E lon, test no. 636, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.90] ? kt 0313Z 26May1984 49.98° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 637, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.01] ? kt 0109Z 14Jul1984 49.91° N lat × 78.88° E lon, test no. 638, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.10] ? kt 0300 21Jul1984 51.36° N lat × 53.32° E lon, test no. 639, nat.gas.min.? PNE underground z=-846m east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.4] ? kt 0305 21Jul1984 51.37° N lat × 53.34° E lon, test no. 640, nat.gas.min.? PNE underground z=-955m east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0310 21Jul1984 51.39° N lat × 53.35° E lon, test no. 641, nat.gas.min.? PNE underground z=-844m east of Ural'sk, Kazakh SSR, [Richter 5.4] ? kt 1900 25Aug1984 61.90° N lat × 72.10° E lon, test no. 643, PNE in BFE underground z=-726m northeast of Chantiy-Mansiysk, Siberia, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0259Z 09Sep1984 49.80° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 648, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.89] ? kt 2100 17Sep1984 55.83° N lat × 87.53° E lon, test no. 649, PNE underground z=-557m southeast of Tomsk, Siberia, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0457Z 18Oct1984 49.73° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 650, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.25] ? kt 0630Z 25Oct1984 73.36° N lat × 54.99° E lon, test no. 651, Nov.Zem., underground quad, [Richter 5.82] 4×? kt 0600 27Oct1984 46.90° N lat × 48.15° E lon, test no. 652, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1000m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0605 27Oct1984 46.95° N lat × 48.10° E lon, test no. 652, nat.gas.min. PNE underground z=-1000m north of Astrakhan & Volga delta, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0150Z 27Oct1984 49.93° N lat × 78.93° E lon, test no. 654, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.19] ? kt 0355Z 23Nov1984 49.81° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 655, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.38] ? kt 0319Z 02Dec1984 50.01° N lat × 79.00° E lon, test no. 656, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.77] ? kt 0355Z 16Dec1984 49.94° N lat × 78.81° E lon, test no. 657, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.12] ? kt 0350Z 28Dec1984 49.88° N lat × 78.70° E lon, test no. 658, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.00] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA FUSILEER series) 01May1984 MUNDO, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt (part of USA GRENADIER series) 09Dec1984 EGMONT, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt France: 1726Z 08May1984 21.85° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.30] ~? kt France: 1731Z 12May1984 21.86° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.57] ~? kt France: 1717Z 12Jun1984 21.85° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.50] ~? kt France: 1744Z 16Jun1984 21.85° S lat × 138.88° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.28] ~? kt France: 2045Z 02Nov1984 21.86° S lat × 138.92° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.64] ~? kt France: 1729Z 06Dec1984 21.84° S lat × 138.89° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.56] ~? kt |
0600Z 03Oct1984 41.54° S lat × 88.67° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 19 kt 0600Z 19Dec1984 41.62° S lat × 88.22° E lon name?, Lop Nor, first success of Chinese neutron bomb, underground, 2.2 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
|
ddmmm1985 VAUGHN, ?kt ddmmm1985 COTTAGE, ?kt ddmmm1985 HERMOSA, ?kt ddmmm1985 MISTY RAIN, ?kt ddMay1985 TOWANDA, z=-661m, 20-150 kt ddmmm1985 SALUT, ?kt ddmmm1985 VILLE, ?kt ddmmm1985 MARIBO, ?kt ddmmm1985 SERENA, ?kt ddmmm1985 CEBRERO, ?kt ddmmm1985 CHAMITA, ?kt ddmmm1985 PONIL, ?kt ddmmm1985 MILL YARD, ?kt ddmmm1985 DIAMOND BEECH, ?kt ddmmm1985 ROQUEFORT, ?kt ddNov?1985 ABO, ?kt ddDec1985 GOLDSTONE, ?kt |
0327Z 10Feb1985 49.90° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 659, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter
5.83] ? kt 0057Z 25Apr1985 49.93° N lat × 78.88° E lon, test no. 660, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.84] ? kt 0057Z 15Jun1985 49.91° N lat × 78.84° E lon, test no. 661, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.05] ? kt 0239Z 30Jun1985 49.86° N lat × 78.67° E lon, test no. 663, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.92] ? kt 0053Z 20Jul1985 49.95° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 667, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.89] ? kt 0311Z 25Jul1985 49.82° N lat × 78.15° E lon, test no. 668, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.82] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA CHARIOTEER series) 05Dec1985 KINIBITO, UK UGT@NTS, z=-579m, 20-150kt France: 2028Z 08May1985 21.83° S lat × 138.98° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.64] ~? kt France: 1730Z 03Jun1985 21.82° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.83] ~? kt France: 1750Z 24Oct1985 21.85° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.50] ~? kt France: 1635Z 26Oct1985 21.85° S lat × 138.82° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.30] ~? kt France: 1601Z 24Nov1985 21.80° S lat × 138.78° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.55] ~? kt France: 1742Z 26Nov1985 21.86° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.76] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
| ddmmm1986 GLENCOE, ?kt ddmmm1986 MIGHTY OAK, ?kt ddmmm1986 MOGOLLON, ?kt ddmmm1986 JEFFERSON, ?kt ddmmm1986 PANAMINT, ?kt ddJun?1986 TAJO, ?kt ddJul?1986 CYBAR, ?kt ddmmm1986 CORNUCOPIA, ?kt ddmmm1986 GALVESTON, ?kt ddmmm1986 ALEMAN, ?kt ddmmm1986 LABQUARK, ?kt ddmmm1986 BELMONT, ?kt ddmmm1986 GASCON, ?kt ddmmm1986 BODIE, ?kt |
no Soviet tests in 1986 | UK: (part of USA CHARIOTEER series) 25Jun1986 DARWIN, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt France: 1702Z 26Apr1986 21.73° S lat × 138.94° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.45] ~? kt France: 1715Z 27May1986 21.85° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.70] ~? kt France: 1725Z 30May1986 21.86° S lat × 138.95° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.58] ~? kt France: 1658Z 10Nov1986 21.75° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.90] ~? kt France: 1702Z 12Nov1986 21.84° S lat × 138.93° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.28] ~? kt France: 1715Z 10Dec1986 21.83° S lat × 138.89° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.23] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
| ddmmm1987 HAZEBROOK-EMERALD, ?kt ddmmm1987 HAZEBROOK-CHECKERBERRY, ?kt ddmmm1987 HAZEBROOK-APRICOT, ?kt ddmmm1987 TORNERO, ?kt ddmmm1987 MIDDLE NOTE, ?kt ddmmm1987 DELAMAR, ?kt ddmmm1987 PRESIDIO, ?kt ddmmm1987 HARDIN, ?kt ddmmm1987 BRIE, ?kt ddmmm1987 MISSION GHOST, ?kt ddJun?1987 PANCHUELA, ?kt ddJul?1987 TAHOKA, ?kt ddmmm1987 LOCKNEY, ?kt ddmmm1987 BORATE, ?kt ddmmm1987 WACO, ?kt ddmmm1987 MISSION CYBER, ?kt |
0458Z 26Feb1987 49.83° N lat × 78.08° E lon, test no. 669, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter
5.40] ? kt 0157Z 12Mar1987 49.94° N lat × 78.83° E lon, test no. 670, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.31] ? kt 0117Z 03Apr1987 49.92° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 671, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.12] ? kt 0103Z 17Apr1987 49.88° N lat × 78.67° E lon, test no. 673, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.92] ? kt 0403Z 06May1987 49.77° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 676, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.60] ? kt 0237Z 06May1987 49.84° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 677 (order reversed w/#676?), Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.40] ? kt 0053Z 20Jun1987 49.94° N lat × 78.74° E lon, test no. 678, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.03] ? kt 0000 07Jul1987 61.50° N lat × 112.85° E lon, test no. 679, PNE underground z=-1502m southwest of Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0117Z 17Jul1987 49.78° N lat × 78.02° E lon, test no. 680, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.80] ? kt 0200 24Jul1987 61.45° N lat × 112.80° E lon, test no. 681, PNE underground z=-1515m southwest of Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.1] ? kt 0200Z 02Aug1987 73.33° N lat × 54.60° E lon, test no. 682, Nov.Zem., underground quintet, [Richter 5.82] 5×? kt 0058Z 02Aug1987 49.88° N lat × 78.87° E lon, test no. 683, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.83] ? kt 0130 12Aug1987 61.45° N lat × 112.80° E lon, test no. 684, PNE underground z=-815m southwest of Mirny, Siberia, [Richter 5.0] ? kt 0232Z 18Sep1987 49.80° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 685, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.30] ? kt 1515 03Oct1987 47.60° N lat × 56.20° E lon, test no. 686, PNE underground z=-1002m Volga R. west of Kazan, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 0606Z 16Oct1987 49.73° N lat × 78.09° E lon, test no. 687, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.60] ? kt 0331Z 15Nov1987 49.90° N lat × 78.76° E lon, test no. 688, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.98] ? kt 0321Z 13Dec1987 49.96° N lat × 78.79° E lon, test no. 689, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.06] ? kt 0255Z 20Dec1987 49.77° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 690, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.80] ? kt 0305Z 27Dec1987 49.90° N lat × 78.73° E lon, test no. 691, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.00] ? kt |
UK: (part of USA MUSKETEER series) 16Jul1987 MIDLAND, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt France: 1705Z 20May1987 21.85° S lat × 138.91° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.51] ~? kt France: 1800Z 06Jun1987 21.77° S lat × 138.87° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.40] ~? kt France: 1755Z 21Jun1987 21.87° S lat × 138.89° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.10] ~? kt France: 1650Z 23Oct1987 21.85° S lat × 138.91° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.54] ~? kt France: 1730Z 05Nov1987 21.79° S lat × 138.87° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.36] ~? kt France: 1631Z 19Nov1987 21.85° S lat × 138.94° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.74] ~? kt France: 1759Z 29Nov1987 21.85° S lat × 138.90° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.60] ~? kt |
0500Z 05Jun1987 41.55° S lat × 88.72° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 220 kt | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests first production bomb built; no publicly known South African tests |
| ddmmm1988 KERNVILLE, ?kt ddmmm1988 ABILENE, ?kt ddmmm1988 SCHELLBOURNE, ?kt ddmmm1988 LAREDO, ?kt ddmmm1988 COMSTOCK, ?kt ddmmm1988 RHYOLITE, ?kt ddmmm1988 NIGHTINGALE, ?kt ddmmm1988 ALAMO, ?kt ddmmm1988 KEARSARGE, ?kt ddmmm1988 HARLINGEN-A, ?kt ddmmm1988 HARLINGEN-B, ?kt ddmmm1988 BULLFROG, ?kt ddmmm1988 DALHART, ?kt ddmmm1988 MONAHANS-A, ?kt ddmmm1988 MONAHANS-B, ?kt ddmmm1988 KAWICH-A WHITE, ?kt ddmmm1988 KAWICH-A BLUE, ?kt ddmmm1988 MISTY ECHO, ?kt |
0419Z 06Feb1988 49.78° N lat × 78.02° E lon, test no. 692, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter
4.70] ? kt 0305Z 13Feb1988 49.94° N lat × 78.86° E lon, test no. 693, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.97] ? kt 0133Z 03Apr1988 49.91° N lat × 78.91° E lon, test no. 694, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.99] ? kt 0930Z 22Apr1988 49.79° N lat × 78.11° E lon, test no. 695, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.90] ? kt 0057Z 04May1988 49.95° N lat × 78.75° E lon, test no. 696, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.09] ? kt 2250Z 07May1988 73.31° N lat × 54.55° E lon, test no. 697, Nov.Zem., underground triplet, [Richter 5.58] 3×? kt 0227Z 14Jun1988 50.02° N lat × 78.96° E lon, test no. 698, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.80] ? kt 1620 22Aug1988 66.28° N lat × 78.49° E lon, test no. 699, PNE underground z=-829m near Tarko Sale, Siberia, [Richter 5.3] ? kt 1620 06Sep1988 61.36° N lat × 48.09° E lon, test no. 700, last Soviet PNE, underground z=-820m east of Kotlas Euro.Rus., [Richter 4.8] ? kt 0400Z 14Sep1988 49.88° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 701, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 6.03] ? kt 0340Z 18Oct1988 49.78° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 702, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.90] ? kt 0330Z 12Nov1988 50.04° N lat × 78.97° E lon, test no. 703, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.24] ? kt 0357Z 23Nov1988 49.78° N lat × 78.04° E lon, test no. 704, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.40] ? kt 2250Z 04Dec1988 73.37° N lat × 55.00° E lon, test no. 705, Nov.Zem., underground quintet, [Richter 5.89] 5×? kt 0418Z 17Dec1988 49.88° N lat × 78.92° E lon, test no. 706, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.83] ? kt 0528Z 28Dec1988 49.80° N lat × 78.07° E lon, test no. 707, Semi.Pol., smallest Soviet UGT?, [Richter 3.74] ? kt |
no British tests in 1988? France: 1700Z 11May1988 21.83° S lat × 138.95° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.27] ~? kt 1701Z 25May1988 21.85° S lat × 138.96° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.50] ~? kt 1701Z 23Nov1988 21.84° S lat × 138.95° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.29] ~? kt 1755Z 30Nov1988 22.19° S lat × 138.74° W lon, name?, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.58] ~? kt |
29Sep1988 41.52° S lat × 88.15° E lon name?, Lop Nor, final proof test of Chinese neutron bomb, underground, 1.6 kt | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests no publicly known South African tests |
| ddmmm1989 TEXARKANA, ?kt when in 1989? KAWICH RED, ?kt when in 1989? KAWICH BLACK, ?kt ddmmm1989 INGOT, ?kt ddmmm1989 PALISADE-1, ?kt ddmmm1989 PALISADE-2, ?kt ddmmm1989 PALISADE-3, ?kt ddmmm1989 TULIA, ?kt ddmmm1989 CONTACT, ?kt ddmmm1989 AMARILLO, ?kt ddmmm1989 DISKO ELM, ?kt ddmmm1989 HORNITOS, ?kt ddNov?1989 MULESHOE, ?kt ddDec1989 WHITEFACE-A, ?kt ddDec1989 WHITEFACE-B, ?kt American decade sum = 155 |
0357Z 22Jan1989 49.94° N lat × 78.82° E lon, test no. 708, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter
6.10] ? kt 0415Z 12Feb1989 49.92° N lat × 78.71° E lon, test no. 709, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.86] ? kt 0401Z 17Feb1989 49.83° N lat × 78.06° E lon, test no. 710, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.00] ? kt 0347Z 08Jul1989 49.87° N lat × 78.78° E lon, test no. 711, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 5.55] ? kt 0417Z 02Sep1989 50.01° N lat × 78.99° E lon, test no. 712, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.94] ? kt 1130Z 04Oct1989 49.75° N lat × 78.01° E lon, test no. 713, Semi.Pol., underground, [Richter 4.60] ? kt 0950Z 19Oct1989 49.92° N lat × 78.91° E lon, test no. 714, last Soviet test @ Semipalatinsk, underground, [Richter 5.86] ? kt Semi.Pol.N=467 (345 underground) Soviet decade sum = 172 |
UK: (part of USA AQUEDUCT series) 18Dec1989 BARNWELL, UK UGT@NTS, 20-150kt France: 1645Z 11May1989 21.82° S lat × 138.84° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.16] ~? kt 1730Z 03Jun1989 21.84° S lat × 138.92° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.16] ~? kt 1730Z 10Jun1989 22.22° S lat × 138.66° W lon, name?, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.52] ~? kt 1657Z 31Oct1989 21.79° S lat × 138.86° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.30] ~? kt 1729Z 20Nov1989 21.79° S lat × 138.88° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.19] ~? kt British decade sum = 12 French decade sum = 92 |
China decade sum = 7 | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests South African secretly abandons nuclear weapons program; dismantles six complete and one partial uranium gun-type fission weapons |
| ddmmm1990 METROPOLIS, ?kt ddmmm1990 BOWIE, ?kt ddmmm1990 BULLION, ?kt ddmmm1990 AUSTIN, ?kt ddmmm1990 MINERAL QUARRY, ?kt ddmmm1990 RANDSBURG, ?kt ddmmm1990 SUNDOWN-A, ?kt ddmmm1990 SUNDOWN-B, ?kt ddmmm1990 LEDOUX, ?kt ddNov1990 TENABO, ?kt |
1458Z 24Oct1990 73.33° N lat × 54.76° E lon, test no. 715, Nov.Zem., underground octet,
[Richter 5.70] 8×? kt last Soviet test @ Novaya Zemlya, N=132 (45 underground) last Soviet test, N=715 (969 blasts, 498 underground tests) |
UK: (part of USA SCULPIN series) 14Nov1990 HOUSTON, UK UGT@NTS, z=-594m, 20-150kt France: 1730Z 02Jun1990 21.82° S lat × 138.94° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.30] ~? kt France: 1800Z 26Jun1990 22.20° S lat × 138.84° W lon, name?, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.50] ~? kt France: 1800Z 04Jul1990 21.81° S lat × 139.12° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.90] ~? kt France: 1812Z 14Nov1990 22.20° S lat × 138.84° W lon, name?, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.60] ~? kt France: 1700Z 21Nov1990 21.90° S lat × 138.98° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.40] ~? kt |
26May1990 test #35, 41.57° S lat × 88.69° E lon name?, Lop Nor, "guest test" by China of Pakistan's first A-bomb CHIC-4 derivative, underground, ~10 kt 0500Z 16Aug1990 41.56° S lat × 88.77° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 220 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests 26May1990 (see Chinese test, previous column) 41.57° S lat × 88.69° E lon name?, Lop Nor, "guest test" by China of Pakistan's first A-bomb, CHIC-4 derivative, underground, ~10 kt |
| ddmmm1991 COSO-BRONZE, ?kt ddmmm1991 COSO-GRAY, ?kt ddmmm1991 COSO-SILVER, ?kt ddmmm1991 BEXAR, ?kt ddmmm1991 MONTELLO, ?kt ddmmm1991 FLOYDADA, ?kt ddmmm1991 HOYA, ?kt ddmmm1991 DISTANT ZENITH, ?kt ddNov1991 LUBBOCK, ?kt |
no tests by USSR in 1991/USSR ceased to exist Christmas Day | UK: (part of USA JULIN series) 26Nov1991 BRISTOL, UK UGT@NTS, <20kt final UK nuclear test; N.T.S. series 1974-1991 = 20 France: 1715Z 18May1991 21.80° S lat × 139.03° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.00] ~? kt France: 1900Z 29May1991 22.23° S lat × 138.80° W lon, name?, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.50] ~? kt France: 1800Z 14Jun1991 21.82° S lat × 139.10° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.10] ~? kt France: 1810Z 15Jul1991 21.83° S lat × 138.98° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.30] ~? kt |
(waiting for Chinese data) | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| ddmmm1992 JUNCTION, ?kt ddmmm1992 DIAMOND FORTUNE, ?kt ddmmm1992 VICTORIA, ?kt ddmmm1992 GALENA-YELLOW, ?kt ddmmm1992 GALENA-ORANGE, ?kt ddmmm1992 GALENA-GREEN, ?kt ddmmm1992 HUNTERS TROPHY, ?kt ddmmm1992 DIVIDER, ?kt last test by USA on 23Sep1992 |
no tests by Russia after USSR | no tests by France in 1992 | 21May1992 41.55° S lat × 88.84° E lon name?, Lop Nor, largest underground test, 740
kt 25Sep1992 41.76° S lat × 88.39° E lon name?, Lop Nor, test of new advanced Primary, underground, 5.4 kt |
no Indian tests |
| no tests by USA in 1993? | no tests by Russia after USSR | no tests by France in 1993 | 0200Z 05Oct1993 41.67° S lat × 88.70° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 86 kt | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| no tests by USA in 1994? | no tests by Russia after USSR | no tests by France in 1994 | 10Jun1994 41.64° S lat × 88.86° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 46 kt 0326Z 07Oct1994 41.66° S lat × 88.76° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 120 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| no tests by USA in 1995? | no tests by Russia after USSR | UK: no tests French resume testing France: ? 05Sep1995 21.8?° S lat × 138.??° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.??] ~? kt France: ? 01Oct1995 21.8?° S lat × 138.??° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.??] ~? kt France: 2200Z 27Oct1995 21.85° S lat × 138.95° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.40] ~? kt France: 2130Z 21Nov1995 21.82° S lat × 139.05° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 4.80] ~? kt France: 2130Z 27Dec1995 21.79° S lat × 139.04° W lon, name?, Mururoa, underground, [Richter 5.10] ~? kt |
0406Z 15May1995 41.69° S lat × 88.87° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 46 kt 17Aug1995 41.60° S lat × 88.86° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 25 kt |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| 1996 US signs CTBT on 24 Sept., only subcritical tests afterwards |
no tests by Russia after USSR | UK signs CTBT 24Sep1996; no tests after France: 2130Z 27Jan1996 22.17° S lat × 138.84° W lon, XOUTHOS, Fangataufa, underground, [Richter 5.20] ~? kt France signs CTBT 24Sep1996; French UGT series sum=68 |
08Jun1996 41.62° S lat × 88.65° E lon name?, Lop Nor, underground, 120 kt 0149Z 29Jul1996 41.54° S lat × 88.38° E lon ca.46th and last? Chinese test, name?, Lop Nor, fission, underground, 10 kt China signs CTBT 24Sep1996 sum Chinese tests N = 46 |
no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| ddmmm1997 HOLOG, subcritical or sub-kt-range? ddmmm1997 REBOUND, subcritical or sub-kt-range? | no tests by Russia after USSR | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests |
| ddmmm1998 BAGPIPE, subcrit ddmmm1998 CIMARRON, subcrit ddmmm1998 STAGECOACH, subcritical or sub-kt-range? |
no tests by Russia after USSR | UK ratifies CTBT 06Apr1998; France ratifies CTBT 06Apr1998; no European tests | no Chinese tests | Israel: no publicly known tests India: Shakti-98 series, Pokhran, Rajasthan, underground 1545 local, 11May1998 ~27° N lat × ~72° E lon; triple shot, -250m, test #1 = 15 kt (announced) / ~5 (actual), Pu-implosion Primary failed to ignite Secondary, 200 kg vers. of '74 device test #2 = 45 kt (announced) / ~5-10 (actual) tritium boosted? or dry layer cake or true 2-stage?, test #3 = 0.2 kt; total yield = 30-60 kt [Richter 5.2] 13May1998 test #4?, ~0.3 kt (claimed) / ~0 (actual); fizzle or subcritical? 13May1998 test #5?, ~0.3 kt (claimed) / ~0 (actual); fizzle or subcritical? Pakistan: name? series, Chagai Hills, Baluchistan, underground 28May1998 quintuple shot: ~28° N lat × ~67° E lon, test #1?, all-U235 implosion based on 20 kt CHIC-4 from Chinese 4th test, 2-6 kt, fizzle? 28May1998 test #2?, all-U235 implosion, 2-6 kt, fizzle? 28May1998 test #3?, all-U235 implosion, 2-6 kt, fizzle? 28May1998 test #4?, all-U235 implosion, 2-6 kt, fizzle? 28May1998 test #5?, all-U235 implosion or boosted?, 2-15 kt 30May1998 ~28° N lat × ~67° E lon; test #6?, lightweight Pu implosion/, ~5 kt |
| ddmmm1999 CLARINET, subcrit ddmmm1999 OBOE-1, subcrit ddmmm1999 OBOE-2, subcrit decade sum =21 |
no tests by Russia after USSR; decade sum =1 | no European tests; British decade sum = 2 French decade sum = 18 |
no Chinese tests: China decade sum = 10 | no publicly know Israeli tests no Indian or Pakistani tests: Indian decade sum = 6 Pakistani decade sum = 6 |
| ddmmm2000 THOROUGHBRED (sp?), subcritical ddmmm2000 OBOE-3, subcrit ddmmm2000 OBOE-4, subcrit ddmmm2000 OBOE-5, subcrit |
no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test |
2001 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test |
16Sep2002 US SecDef Rumsfeld states North Koreans have the Bomb during press conference. Existence of
test(s) of Pu-implosion weapon not publicly known. 26Sep2002 ROCCO, subcritical @ NTS, z=-293m Nevada Test Site N=829? 22Oct2002 US State Dept leak reveals Pakistani assistance to North Korea HEU program |
no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test North Korea: 16Oct2002 North Koreans admit to having illegal Pu-fission devices, describe plans for uranium enrichment program. |
2002 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2003 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2004 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2005 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2006 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no Indian tests; no Pakistani tests; 013528 GMT, 09Oct2006 Pung'gye-ri NTS. North Korea tests probable Pu device, 41.29° N lat × 129.11° E lon; z=-?[m]; yield ~ 0.5 kt |
2007 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2008 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2009 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test 005443 GMT, 25May2009 Pung'gye-ri NTS. North Korea tests weaponized? device, 41.31° N lat × 129.03° E lon; z=-5000??[m]; [Richter 4.52] yield ~1 kt |
2010 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2011 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2012 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2013 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests; no Pakistani tests; 025751 GMT, 12Feb2013 Pung'gye-ri NTS. North Korea's third test, weaponized? device, 41.30° N lat × 129.07° E lon; z=-5000??[m]; [Richter 4.9] yield 6-9 kt |
2014 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2015 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian test no Pakistani test no publicly known North Korean test |
2016 | no tests by Russia | no European tests | no Chinese tests | no publicly known Israeli tests no Indian tests; no Pakistani tests; 100001 local, 013001 GMT, 06Jan2016 Pung'gye-ri NTS. North Korea's fourth test, claimed "hydrogen bomb"? perhaps boosted device, 41.30° N lat × 129.07° E lon; z=-5000??[m]; [Richter 4.9-5.1] yield 7-10 kt 090001 local, 003001 GMT, 09Sep2016 Pung'gye-ri NTS. North Korea's fifth test, most powerful yet, 41.298° N lat × 129.015° E lon; z=-5000??[m]; [Richter 5.3] yield 10-25 kt |
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A "salvo" is defined as 2 or more distinct explosions with t <= 5 seconds, separation
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Note: Intensity of blast as measured on Richter scale converted to estimated yield via
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Note: Chinese satirically named test after date of Soviet memo suspending nuclear cooperation
between fraternal socialist allies.
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