What the records say
- When
- 1 Nov 1962
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 1,000
- Where
- Johnston Is
- Coordinates
- 16.45° N, 169.32° W
- Yield kt
- 200–1000
- Type
- rocket
- Purpose
- British test, effects of nuclear weapons
- Reported by
- DOE
Operation Fishbowl
Series of 1960s US high-altitude nuclear tests
Operation Fishbowl was a series of high-altitude nuclear tests in 1962 that were carried out by the United States as a part of the larger Operation Dominic nuclear test program.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
Nearby in time and place
- Starfish Prime (United States)9 Jul 1962 · Nuclear test · Yield (kt) 1,400
- Housatonic (United States)30 Oct 1962 · Nuclear test · Yield (kt) 8,300
- a 400km de altura sobre el atolón Johnston (en el océano Pacífico), Estados Unidos hace detonar la bomba atómica Starfish Prime, de 1450kilotones9 Jul 1962 · Nuclear test
- Teak (United States)1 Aug 1958 · Nuclear test · Yield (kt) 3,800