Operation Sunbeam

Operation Sunbeam
Sunbeam Little Feller I. 0.018 kilotons.
Information
CountryUnited States
Test site
  • NTS Area 18, Buckboard Mesa
  • NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat
Period1962
Number of tests4
Test typecratering, dry surface, gun deployed, tower
Max. yield1.6 kilotonnes of TNT (6.7 TJ)
Test series chronology
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Operation Sunbeam[1] (also known as Operation Dominic II)[2] was a series of four nuclear tests conducted at the United States's Nevada Test Site in 1962. Operation Sunbeam tested 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.

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  2. ^ DOMINIC II Fact Sheet Defense Threat Reduction Agency