Country United States Previous test series Operation Nougat Number of tests 4 | Period 1962 Start date 1962 | |
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Test site NTS Area 18, Buckboard Mesa; NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat Test type cratering, dry surface, gun deployed, tower Max. yield 1.6 kilotonnes of TNT (6.7 TJ) | ||
Operation Sunbeam was a series of four nuclear tests conducted at the United States of America's Nevada Test Site in 1962. Operation Sunbeam tested small, "tactical" nuclear warheads; the most notable was the Davy Crockett. Operation Sunbeam was also known as Operation Dominic II.
The chief milestone of Operation Sunbeam was that it was the last nuclear test series on the Nevada Test Site conducted in the atmosphere by the United States. Since Operation Sunbeam, specifically the Little Feller 1 test of the Davy Crockett, all US nuclear tests on the Test Site have been carried out underground in accordance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
Introduction to operation sunbeam
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