Nuclear explosion Housatonic data

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Country
USA
Operation
Dominic
Date
1962-10-30
Yield
8.0 MT

USA - Dominic - Housatonic

Device Type: Multistage Device: Ripple 2 Repeat of Androscoggin successful target accuracy within 100'; last U. S. nuclear weapon airdrop. 2.56 kt/kg

Base info

USA - 8.0 MT out of 199.0 MT

4.0%

Operation Dominic - 8.0 MT out of 34.7 MT

23%

Location

Johnston Island - 8.0 MT out of 21.1 MT

38%

Purposes

Weapon Development - 8.0 MT out of 528.3 MT

1.5%

Military tests - 8.0 MT out of 544.5 MT

1.5%

Deliveries

Atmospheric - 8.0 MT out of 295.4 MT

2.7%

Air - 8.0 MT out of 188.9 MT

4.2%

Air drop - 8.0 MT out of 165.6 MT

4.8%

Johnston Island Map