Operation Storax
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Operation Storax[1] was a series of 48 American nuclear tests which took place in 1962 and 1963, including the Sedan blast, which was part of the Plowshare program.
The individual blasts were:
Name | Date | Size |
---|---|---|
SEDAN | July 6 | 104 kilotons |
MERRIMAC | July 13 | 20-200 kilotons |
WICHITA | July 27 | < 20 kilotons |
YORK | August 24 | < 20 kilotons |
BOBAC | August 24 | < 20 kilotons |
RARITAN | September 6 | < 20 kilotons |
HYRAX | September 14 | < 20 kilotons |
PEBA | September 20 | < 20 kilotons |
ALLEGHENY | September 29 | < 20 kilotons |
MISSISSIPPI | October 5 | 115 kilotons |
ROANOKE | October 12 | < 20 kilotons |
WOLVERINE | October 12 | < 20 kilotons |
TIOGA | October 18 | < 20 kilotons |
BANDICOOT | October 19 | 12.5 kilotons |
SANTEE | October 27 | < 20 kilotons |
ST.LAWRENCE | November 9 | < 20 kilotons |
GUNDI | November 15 | < 20 kilotons |
ANACOSTIA | November 27 | 5.2 kilotons |
TAUNTON | December 4 | < 20 kilotons |
TENDRAC | December 7 | < 20 kilotons |
MADISON | December 12 | < 20 kilotons |
NUMBAT | December 12 | < 20 kilotons |
MANATEE | December 14 | < 20 kilotons |
CASSELMAN | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
ACUSHI | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
FERRET | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
HATCHIE | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
CHIPMUNK | February 15 | < 20 kilotons |
CARMEL | February 21 | < 20 kilotons |
KAWEAH | February 21 | 3 kilotons |
JERBOA | March 1 | < 20 kilotons |
TOYAH | March 15 | < 20 kilotons |
GERBIL | March 29 | < 20 kilotons |
FERRET PRIME | April 5 | < 20 kilotons |
COYPU | April 10 | < 20 kilotons |
CUMBERLAND | April 11 | < 20 kilotons |
KOOTANAI | April 24 | < 20 kilotons |
PAISANO | April 24 | < 20 kilotons |
GUNDI PRIME | May 9 | < 20 kilotons |
HARKEE | May 17 | < 20 kilotons |
TEJON | May 17 | < 20 kilotons |
STONES | May 22 | 20-200 kilotons |
PLEASANT | May 29 | < 20 kilotons |
YUBA | June 5 | 3.1 kilotons |
HUTIA | June 6 | < 20 kilotons |
APSHAPA | June 6 | < 20 kilotons |
MATACO | June 14 | < 20 kilotons |
KENNEBEC | June 25 | < 20 kilotons |