Operation Dominic I and II
Operation Dominic I and II was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in
1962 and
1963 by the United States. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to take advantage of the Soviet abandonment of the 1958-61 test moratorium. Most of these shots were conducted with free-fall bombs dropped from
B-52 bomber aircraft. Those conducted in the Pacific are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in
Nevada are known as Dominic II. Twenty of these shots were to test new weapons designs; six to test weapons effects; and several shots to confirm the reliability of existing weapons. The Thor Missile was used to loft warhead into near-space to conduct tests; these shots were collectively called Fishbowl.
Dominic I & II Test Blasts
| Test Name
| Date
| Location
| Yield
| Note
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| ''Adobe’' | 25 April 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Aztec’' | 27 April 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Black’' | 27 April 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Arkansas’' | 2 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Questa’' | 4 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Frigate Bird’' | 6 May 1962 | Pacific Test Range | 600 Kilotons | Polaris A2 Missile |
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| ''Paca’' | 7 May 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Yukon’' | 8 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Melissa’' | 9 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Arikaree’' | 10 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Muskegon’' | 11 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Swordfish’' | 11 May 1962 | off {{San Diego]] | Unknown |
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| ''Encino’' | 12 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Aardvark’' | 12 May 1962 | Nevada Test Site | 40 kilotons |
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| ''Swanee’' | 14 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Eel’' | 19 May 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Chetco’' | 19 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''White’' | 25 May 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Tanana’' | 25 May 1962 | Christmas Island | ’Fizziled’ |
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| ''Nambe’' | 27 May 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Racoon’' | 1 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bluegill’' | 3 June 1962 | Johnston Atoll | ’Failed’ |
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| ''Packrat’' | 6 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Alma’' | 8 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Truckee’' | 9 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Yeso’' | 10 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Harlem’' | 12 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Des Moines’' | 13 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Rinconada’' | 15 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Dulce’' | 17 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Petit’' | 19 June 1962 | Christmas Island | ’Failed’ |
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| ''Starfish’' | 20 June 1962 | Johnston Atoll | ’Failed’ |
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| ''Daman I’' | 21 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Otowi’' | 21 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bighorn’' | 27 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Haymaker’' | 27 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | 67 Kilotons |
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| ''Marshmallow’' | 28 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bluestone’' | 30 June 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Sacramento’' | 30 June 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Sedan’' | 6 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Operation Plowshare |
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| ''Bluegill Prime’' | 25 July 1962 | Johnston Atoll | ’Failed’ |
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| ''Little Feller II’' | 7 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Starfish Prime’' | 9 July 1962 | Johnston Atoll | 1.4 megatons |
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| ''Sunset’' | 10 July 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Pamlico’' | 11 July 1962 | Christmas Island | Unknown |
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| ''Johnnie Boy’' | 11 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | 500 tons |
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| ''Merrimac’' | 13 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Small Boy’' | 14 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Little Feller I’' | 17 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Wichita’' | 27 July 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''York’' | 24 August 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bobac’' | 24 August 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Raritan’' | 6 September 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Hyrax’' | 4 September 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Peba’' | 20 September 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Tocito’' | … | Christmas Island | … | Cancelled |
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| ''Allegany’' | 29 September 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''MIssissippi’' | 5 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | 115 kilotons |
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| ''Bumping’' | 6 October 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Roanoke’' | 12 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Wolverine’' | 12 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bluegill Double Prime’' | 15 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Chama’' | 18 October 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Tioga’' | 18 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Bandicoot’' | 19 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Checkmate’' | 20 October 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Bluegill Triple Prime’' | 26 October 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Santee’' | 27 October 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Calamity’' | 27 October 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Housatonic’' | 27 July 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Kingfish’' | 1 November 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Tightrope’' | 4 November 1962 | Johnston Atoll | Unknown |
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| ''Saint Louis’' | 9 November 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Gundi’' | 15 November 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Anacostia’' | 27 November 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | Operation Plowshare | >
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| ''Taunton’' | 4 December 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Tendrac’' | 7 December 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Madison’' | 12 December 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Numbat’' | 12 December 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Manatee’' | 12 December 1962 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Casselman’' | 8 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Acushi’' | 8 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Ferret’' | 8 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Hatchie’' | 8 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Chipmunk’' | 15 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Kaweah’' | 21 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | Operation Plowshare |
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| ''Carmel’' | 21 February 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Jerboa’' | 1 March 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Toyah’' | 15 March 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Gerbil’' | 29 March 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Ferret Prime’' | 5 April 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Coyfu’' | 10 April 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Cumberland’' | 11 April 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Kootanai’' | 24 April 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Paisano’' | 24 April 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Gundi Prime’' | 9 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Double Tracks’' | 15 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Harkee’' | 17 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Tejon’' | 17 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Stones’' | 22 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Clean Slate I’' | 25 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Pleasant’' | 29 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Clean Slate II’' | 31 May 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Yuba’' | 5 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Hutia’' | 6 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Apshapa’' | 6 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Clean Slate III’' | 9 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Mataco’' | 14 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| ''Kennebec’' | 25 June 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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