This Day in Nuclear Testing

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8 January

No tests

 

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9 January

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Stoat, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

 

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10 January

1974 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Pinedrops-Sloat, -Tawny and -Bayou, Operation Arbor.
Operation Arbor - Wikipedia

1979 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 512, Galit A2.6.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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11 - 12 January

No tests.

 

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13 January

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

 

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14 January

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

 

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15 January

1965 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 231 Chagan.
1965 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1969 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Packard and Wineskin, Operation Bowline.
Operation Bowline - Wikipedia

1976 – Soviet nuclear test. Shot 436.
1976 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1981 – US nuclear test. Shot Baseball, Operation Guardian.
Operation Guardian - Wikipedia

 

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16 January

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

 

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17 January

1958 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 51 (Joe 45)
1958 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

1979 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 513 Galit A8-1, -2.
1979 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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18 January

1956 – US nuclear test. Shot Project 56 No 4, Operation Project 56.
Operation Wigwam and Project 56
Project 56 (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

1962 – US nuclear test. Shot Agouti, Operation Nougat.
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat - Wikipedia

1966 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Lampblack and Sienna, Operation Flintlock.
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

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

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

 

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19 January

1957 - Soviet nuclear test. Shot 34, Zur-215 (Joe 29).
1957 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1968 – Two US nuclear tests. Shots Staccato and Faultless, Operation Crosstie.
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

 

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20 January

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

 

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21 January

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

 

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22 January

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

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

1989 – Two Soviet nuclear tests. Shots 708-1,-2.
1989 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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23 January

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

1970 – Three US nuclear tests. Shots Fob-Green, -Red, -Blue, Operation Mandrel.
Operation Mandrel - Wikipedia

1976 – China nuclear test. Shot (18).
List of nuclear weapons tests of China - Wikipedia

 

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24 January

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

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

 

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25 January

No tests.

 

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26 January

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

1968 – US nuclear test. Shot Cabriolet, Operation Crosstie (Plowshare).
Project Plowshare - Wikipedia
Operation Crosstie - Wikipedia

 

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27 January

1951 – US nuclear test. Shot Able, Operation Ranger. First shot at the Nevada Test Site.
Operation Ranger
Operation Ranger - Wikipedia

1996 – France nuclear test. Shot Xouthos. Last French nuclear test.
1995–96 French nuclear tests - Wikipedia

 

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28 January

1951 - US nuclear test. Shot Baker, Operation Ranger.
Operation Ranger
Operation Ranger - Wikipedia

1970 – Three Soviet nuclear tests.
1970 Soviet nuclear tests - Wikipedia

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

1982 – US nuclear test. Shot Jornada, Operation Praetorian.
Operation Praetorian - Wikipedia