This Day in Nuclear Testing

8 May

1951 – US nuclear test. Shot George, Operation Greenhouse. First US thermonuclear device (not a deliverable weapon.)
Operation Greenhouse
Operation Greenhouse - Wikipedia

1953 – US nuclear test. Shot Encore, Operation Upshot-Knothole.
Operation Upshot-Knothole
Operation Upshot–Knothole - Wikipedia

1961 – UK nuclear test. Shot B1-Lima 3, Operation Vixen.
Operation Vixen - Wikipedia

1962 - US nuclear test. Shot Yukon, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1968 – US nuclear test. Shot Crock, Operation Crosstie.
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

1974 – US nuclear test. Shot Jib, Operation Arbor.
Operation Arbor - Wikipedia

1984 – France nuclear test. Shot Demophon.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1985 – France nuclear test. Shot Nisos.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
11 May

1958 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Fir and Butternut, Operation Hardtack I. (Newsreel)
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Muskegon and *Swordfish, Operation Dominic. ASROC.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1965 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 236.
1965 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1972 – US nuclear test. Shot Kara, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1979 – US nuclear test. Shot Freezeout, Operation Quicksilver.
Operation Quicksilver (1978) - Wikipedia

1988 – France nuclear test. Shot Nelee.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1989 – France nuclear test. Shot Epeios.
1989–91 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1998 – Three India nuclear tests. Shots Shakti 1-1,-2,-3, Series Pokhran-II.
List of nuclear weapons tests of India - Wikipedia
 
12 May

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Koa, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Aardvark, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

and

Shot Encino, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1965 – US nuclear test. Shot Buteo, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Tapestry, Operation Flintlock.
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1970 – US nuclear test. Shot Diamond Dust, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1976 – US nuclear test. Shot Mighty Epic, Operation Anvil.
Operation Anvil (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1984 – France nuclear test. Shot Midas.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
14 May

1948 – US nuclear test. Shot Zebra, Operation Sandstone.
Operation Sandstone
Operation Sandstone - Wikipedia

1955 – US nuclear test. Shot Wigwam, Operation Wigwam.
Operation Wigwam and Project 56
Operation Wigwam - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Swanee, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Backswing, Operation Niblick.
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1965 – China nuclear test. Shot CHIC-2. First Chinese airdrop.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

1965 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Scaup and Cambric, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia

1975 – US nuclear test. Shot Tybo, Operation Bedrock.
Operation Bedrock - Wikipedia
 
15 May

1955 – US nuclear test. Shot Zucchini, Operation Teapot.
Operation Teapot
Operation Teapot - Wikipedia

1957 – UK nuclear test. Shot 1/Short Granite, Operation Grapple. First UK thermonuclear test.
Operation Grapple - Wikipedia

1963 – UK/US nuclear test. Shot Double Tracks, Operation Storax (Roller Coaster).
Operation Storax
Operation Roller Coaster - Wikipedia

1964 – US nuclear test. Shot Minnow, Operation Niblick.
Operation Niblick - Wikipedia

1969 – US nuclear test. Shot Aliment, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1970 – France nuclear test. Shot Andromede.
1966–70 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1970 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Cornice-Yellow and -Green, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1989 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Palisade-1, -2 and -3, Operation Cornerstone.
Operation Cornerstone - Wikipedia

1995 – China nuclear test. Shot (42).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 
16 May

1956 – UK nuclear test. Shot G1, Operation Mosaic.
Operation Mosaic - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Wahoo, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1964 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 223.
1964 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 300.
1969 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1974 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 399.
1974 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1984 – US nuclear test. Shot Bellow, Operation Fusileer.
Operation Fusileer - Wikipedia
 
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19 May

1953 – US nuclear test. Shot Harry, Operation Upshot-Knothole.
Operation Upshot-Knothole
Operation Upshot–Knothole - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Chetco, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

and

Shot Eel, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Dumont, Operation Flintlock.
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1972 – US nuclear test. Shot Monero, Operation Grommet.
Operation Grommet - Wikipedia

1976 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 442.
1976 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
20 May

1956 – US nuclear test. Shot Cherokee, Operation Redwing. First US thermonuclear airdrop.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing - Wikipedia

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Holly, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1967 – US nuclear test. Shot Commodore, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1976 – US nuclear test. Shot Rivoli, Operation Anvil.
Operation Anvil (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1987 – France nuclear test. Shot Lycomede.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1989 – France nuclear test. Shot Tecmessa.
1989–91 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
21 May

1958 – US nuclear test. Shot Nutmeg, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1965 – US nuclear test. Shot Tweed, Operation Whetstone.
Operation Whetstone - Wikipedia

1968 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 282, Pamuk.
1968 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1970 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Manzanas and Morrones, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1986 – US nuclear test. Shot Panamint, Operation Charioteer.
Operation Charioteer - Wikipedia

1988 – US nuclear test. Shot Laredo, Operation Touchstone.
Operation Touchstone - Wikipedia

1992 – China nuclear test. Shot (37). Highest yield Chinese underground test.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 
25 May

1952 – US nuclear test. Shot Fox, Operation Tumbler-Snapper
Operation Tumbler-Snapper
Operation Tumbler–Snapper - Wikipedia

1953 – US nuclear test. Shot Grable, Operation Upshot-Knothole. 280mm gun.
Operation Upshot-Knothole
The Atomic Cannon
Operation Upshot–Knothole - Wikipedia

1961 – UK nuclear test. Shot B1-Lima 5, Operation Vixen.
Operation Vixen - Wikipedia

1962 – Two US nuclear tests. Shot Tanana, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

and

Shot White, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1963 – UK/US nuclear test. Shot Clean Slate I, Operation Storax (Roller Coaster).
Operation Storax
Operation Roller Coaster - Wikipedia

1971 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 338.
1971 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1977 – US nuclear test. Shot Crewline, Operation Fulcrum.
Operation Fulcrum - Wikipedia

1981 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 570 Pirit.
1981 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1983 – France nuclear test. Shot Cinyras.
1983–85 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1988 – France nuclear test. Shot Niobe.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

2009 – North Korea nuclear test. Shot (2).
List of nuclear weapons tests of North Korea - Wikipedia
 
26 May

1958 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Yellowwood and Magnolia, Operation Hardtack I.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I - Wikipedia

1967 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Knickerbocker and Absinthe, Operation Latchkey.
Operation Latchkey - Wikipedia

1970 – Four US nuclear tests. Shots Hudson Moon, Flask-Green, –Yellow and -Red, Operation Mandrel. (Three Flask shots, Plowshare)
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1983 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Mini Jade and Fahada, Operation Phalanx.
Operation Phalanx - Wikipedia

1984 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 637-1,-2.
1984 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1989 – US nuclear test. Shot Tulia, Operation Cornerstone.
Operation Cornerstone - Wikipedia

1990 – China nuclear test. Shot 35.
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia
 
27 May

1956 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Zuni and Yuma, Operation Redwing.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear tests. Shot Nambe, Operation Dominic.
Operation Dominic
Operation Dominic - Wikipedia

1966 – US nuclear test. Shot Discus Thrower, Operation Flintlock.
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1969 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Torrido, Ipecac-A,-B, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1970 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 319.
1970 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1981 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 571.
1981 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1986 – France nuclear test. Shot Sthenelos.
1986–88 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia
 
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