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Dominic Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
Adobe 25 April 1962 Christmas Island 190 kilotons
Aztec 27 April 1962 Christmas Island 410 kilotons
Arkansas 2 May 1962 Christmas Island 1090 kilotons
Questa 4 May 1962 Christmas Island 670 kilotons
Frigate Bird 6 May 1962 Pacific Test Range 600 kilotons Polaris A2 Missile launched from the submarine USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608). Only operational test of a United States submarine launched ballistic missile with a live nuclear warhead.
Yukon 8 May 1962 Christmas Island 100 kilotons
Mesilla 9 May 1962 Christmas Island 100 kilotons
Muskegon 11 May 1962 Christmas Island 50 kilotons
Swordfish 11 May 1962 off San Diego <20 kilotons RUR-5 ASROC from USS Agerholm (DD-826) at a range of only 4,000 yards.
Encino 12 May 1962 Christmas Island 500 kilotons
Swanee 14 May 1962 Christmas Island 97 kilotons
Chetco 19 May 1962 Christmas Island 73 kilotons
Tanana 25 May 1962 Christmas Island "Fizzled"
Nambe 27 May 1962 Christmas Island 43 kilotons
Alma 8 June 1962 Christmas Island 782 kilotons
Truckee 9 June 1962 Christmas Island 210 kilotons
Yeso 10 June 1962 Christmas Island 3 megatons
Harlem 12 June 1962 Christmas Island 1.2 megatons
Rinconada 15 June 1962 Christmas Island 800 kilotons
Dulce 17 June 1962 Christmas Island 52 kilotons
Petit 19 June 1962 Christmas Island "Failed"
Otowi 21 June 1962 Christmas Island Unknown
Bighorn 27 June 1962 Christmas Island 7.65 megatons
Bluestone 30 June 1962 Christmas Island 1.27 megatons
Starfish Prime 9 July 1962 Johnston Atoll 1.4 megatons Operation Fishbowl, exoatmospheric at 400 km altitude, caused artificial aurora borealis and power outages in Hawaii
Sunset 10 July 1962 Christmas Island 1 megaton
Pamlico 11 July 1962 Christmas Island 3.88 megatons Successful advanced principles test of high-efficiency thermonuclear weapon, last Christmas Island airdrop
Androscoggin 2 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 75 kilotons
Bumping 6 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 11.3 kilotons
Chama 18 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 1.59 megatons
Checkmate 20 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 7 kilotons Operation Fishbowl, high altitude nuclear explosion, 147 km altitude, XM-33 Strypi rocket with an Army Recruit booster, XW-50X1 warhead, no fireball
Bluegill Triple Prime 26 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 410 kilotons Operation Fishbowl, high altitude nuclear explosion, 50 km altitude, Thor missile, W50 warhead, fireball formed, large disruption of ionosphere did not occur
Calamity 27 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 800 kilotons
Housatonic 30 October 1962 Johnston Atoll 8.3 megatons Last US air dropped nuclear device
Kingfish 1 November 1962 Johnston Atoll 410 kilotons Operation Fishbowl, high altitude nuclear explosion, 97 km altitude, Thor missile with W-50 warhead, dramatic aurora-like effects, extensive ionosphere disruption, radio communication over central Pacific disrupted for over three hours
Tightrope 4 November 1962 Johnston Atoll between 1–40 kilotons Operation Fishbowl, 21 km (69,000 ft) altitude, Nike Hercules missile with a W31 warhead, test of a missile defense system, regarded to be the last true U.S. atmospheric nuclear test

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