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'''Operation Hardtack II''' was a series of 37 [[nuclear tests]] conducted by the [[United States]] in 1958 at the [[Nevada Test Site]]. |
'''Operation Hardtack II''' was a series of 37 [[nuclear tests]] conducted by the [[United States]] in 1958 at the [[Nevada Test Site]]. |
Revision as of 17:06, 11 May 2011
Operation Hardtack II | |
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![]() Hardtack De Baca | |
Information | |
Country | ![]() |
Test site | Nevada Test Site |
Period | April - October 1958 |
Number of tests | 37 |
Test chronology | |
Operation Hardtack II was a series of 37 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1958 at the Nevada Test Site.
With test moratoriums on the horizon, American weapons labs rushed out many new designs. After the conclusion of Hardtack II, the United States announced a unilateral testing moratorium, which the Soviet Union joined until September, 1961.[1] In September 1961, the Soviet Union resumed nuclear testing, and the United States followed suit with Operation Nougat.
Test Blasts
Test Name | Date | Location | Yield | Note | Image |
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Otero | 12 September, 1958 | NTS Area 3q | 0.038 kilotons | 1PT, failed | |
Bernalillo | 17 September, 1958 | NTS Area 3h | 0.015 kilotons | 1PT; unsafe | |
Eddy | 19 September, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 0.083 kilotons | balloon shot | ![]() |
Luna | 21 September, 1958 | NTS Area 3m | 0.0015 kilotons | 1PT; unsafe | ![]() |
Mercury | 23 September, 1958 | NTS Area 12f | "slight" | 1PT | |
Valencia | 26 September, 1958 | NTS Area 3r | 0.002 kilotons | 1PT | |
Mars | 28 September, 1958 | NTS Area 12f | 0.013 kilotons | 1PT | |
Mora | 29 September, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 2 kilotons | balloon shot; fizzled | |
Hidalgo | 5 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 0.077 kilotons | balloon test; failed | |
Colfax | 5 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3k | 0.0055 kilotons | 1PT; failed | |
Tamalpais | 8 October, 1958 | NTS Area 12b | 0.072 kilotons | ||
Quay | 10 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7c | 0.079 kilotons | tower shot | |
Lea | 13 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 1.4 kilotons | balloon shot; fizzled | ![]() |
Neptune | 14 October, 1958 | NTS Area 12c | 0.115 kilotons | 1pt; failed | |
Hamilton | 15 October, 1958 | NTS Area 5 | 0.0012 | tower shot; fizzled | |
Logan | 16 October, 1958 | NTS Area 12e | 5 kilotons | ||
Dona Ana | 16 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 0.037 kilotons | ||
Vesta | 17 October, 1958 | NTS Area 9e | 0.024 kilotons | 1pt; surface shot; failed | |
Rio Arriba | 18 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3s | 0.090 kilotons | tower shot | |
San Juan | 20 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3p | "zero" | 1pt | |
Socorro | 22 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3b | 6 kilotons | balloon shot | ![]() |
Wrangell | 22 October, 1958 | NTS Area 5 | 0.115 kilotons | balloon shot; fizzle | |
Oberon | 22 October, 1958 | NTS Area 8a | "zero" | 1pt | |
Rushmore | 22 October, 1958 | NTS Area 9a | 0.188 kilotons | balloon test; fizzle | |
Catron | 24 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3T | 0.021 kilotons | 1pt; failed | |
Juno | 24 October, 1958 | NTS Area 9f | 0.0017 kilotons | 1pt, surface shot | |
Ceres | 26 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3b | 0.0007 kilotons | 1pt; tower shot | |
Sanford | 26 October, 1958 | NTS Area 5 | 4.9 kilotons | balloon shot | |
De Baca | 26 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 2.2 kilotons | balloon shot | ![]() |
Chavez | 27 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3u | 0.0006 kilotons | 1pt; tower shot; failed | |
Evans | 29 October, 1958 | NTS Area 12b | 0.055 kilotons | fizzle | |
Mazama | 29 October, 1958 | NTS Area 9 | "zero" | fizzle | |
Humbodt | 29 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3v | 0.0078 kilotons | tower shot | |
Santa Fe | 30 October, 1958 | NTS Area 7b | 1.3 kilotons | balloon shot | ![]() |
Ganymede | 30 October, 1958 | NTS Area 9g | "zero" | 1pt; surface shot | |
Blanca | 30 October, 1958 | NTS Area 12e | 22 kilotons | largest test on Hardtack II | ![]() |
Titania | 30 October, 1958 | NTS Area 3c | 0.0002 kilotons | 1pt; tower shot |
See also
Notes
References
- Chuck Hansen, U. S. Nuclear Weapons: The Secret History (Arlington: AeroFax, 1988) ISBN 0517567407
- The Nuclear Weapons Archive
- "United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 through September 1992 (DOE/NV-209)" (pdf). U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office. 2000.
External links
- Operation HARDTACK Military Effects Studies Part I: Basic Effects Structures and Materiel (1958), Department of Defense documentary film, Lookout Mountain Laboratory USAF.
- Operation HARDTACK Military Effects Studies Part II: Underwater Tests (1958), Department of Defense documentary film, Lookout Mountain Laboratory USAF.
- Operation HARDTACK Military Effects Studies Part III: High Altitude Tests (1958), Department of Defense documentary film, Lookout Mountain Laboratory USAF.