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Operation Sunbeam
Small Boy nuclear test 1962
Sunbeam Small Boy.
Information
Country United States
Test site Nevada Test Site
Period 1962
Number of tests 4
Test type Atmospheric
Max. yield 1.65 kT; other three shots less than 50 tons equiv each.
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Operation Sunbeam[1] was a series of four nuclear tests conducted at the United States of America's Nevada Test Site in 1962. Operation Sunbeam tested small, "tactical" nuclear warheads; the most notable was the Davy Crockett.

The chief milestone of Operation Sunbeam was that it was the last nuclear test series on the Nevada Test Site conducted in the atmosphere by the United States. Since Operation Sunbeam, specifically the Little Feller 1 test of the Davy Crockett, all US nuclear tests on the Test Site have been carried out underground in accordance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty.

The individual blasts were:

NameDateYieldLocation
Little Feller II July 7, 1962 22 tons 37°07′09″N 116°18′14″W / 37.11906°N 116.30381°W / 37.11906; -116.30381
Johnnie Boy July 11, 1962 500 tons 37°07′20″N 116°20′02″W / 37.12216°N 116.33395°W / 37.12216; -116.33395
Small Boy July 14, 1962 1.65 kilotons 36°47′53″N 115°55′55″W / 36.798°N 115.932°W / 36.798; -115.932
Little Feller I July 17, 1962 18 tons 37°06′34″N 116°19′06″W / 37.10946°N 116.31823°W / 37.10946; -116.31823

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