Nuclear explosion Cherokee data

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Country
USA
Operation
Redwing
Date
1956-05-20
Yield
4.0 MT

USA - Redwing - Cherokee

Device: TX-15-X1 First air deliverable thermonuke. Nav error landed weapon 4 miles off aim pt ( Namu).

Base info

USA - 4.0 MT out of 199.0 MT

2.0%

Operation Redwing - 4.0 MT out of 22.1 MT

18%

Locations

Bikini - 4.0 MT out of 79.9 MT

5.0%

Namu (Charlie) - 4.0 MT out of 29.6 MT

13%

Purposes

Weapon Development - 4.0 MT out of 528.3 MT

0.8%

Military tests - 4.0 MT out of 544.5 MT

0.7%

Deliveries

Atmospheric - 4.0 MT out of 295.4 MT

1.4%

Air - 4.0 MT out of 188.9 MT

2.1%

Air drop - 4.0 MT out of 165.6 MT

2.4%

Bikini Namu (Charlie) Map