| Minor Scale | |
|---|---|
 Minor Scale fireball immediately after detonation. The F-4 Phantom aircraft in the foreground is 63 feet (19 m) long. | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site | White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33°37′16″N 106°28′29″W / 33.6210°N 106.4746°W |
| Date | June 27, 1985 |
| Number of tests | 1 |
| Agency | Defense Nuclear Agency |
| Explosive | ANFO |
| Configuration | Segmented hemisphere |
| Yield | 4 kilotons of TNT (17 TJ) |
| Test chronology | |
Minor Scale was a test conducted on June 27, 1985, by the United States Defense Nuclear Agency (now part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency) involving the detonation of several thousand tons of conventional explosives to simulate the explosion of a small nuclear bomb.