A compilation of nuclear weapons test detonation data for U.S. Pacific ocean tests
- PMID: 9199235
- DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199707000-00022
A compilation of nuclear weapons test detonation data for U.S. Pacific ocean tests
Abstract
Prior to December 1993, the explosive yields of 44 of 66 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands were still classified. Following a request from the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the U.S. Department of Energy to release this information, the Secretary of Energy declassified and released to the public the explosive yields of the Pacific nuclear tests. This paper presents a synopsis of information on nuclear test detonations in the Marshall Islands and other locations in the mid-Pacific including dates, explosive yields, locations, weapon placement, and summary statistics.
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