Back عملية دومينيك Arabic Operació Dominic Catalan Operation Dominic German Operación Dominic Spanish Operaatio Dominic Finnish Opération Dominic French Operazione Dominic Italian ドミニク作戦 Japanese Operatioun Dominic I an II LB Operation Dominic NB
| Operation Dominic | |
|---|---|
 Dominic-Bighorn, 7.7 megatons. | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1962 |
| Number of tests | 31 |
| Test type | air drop, free air drop, high-altitude rocket (30–80 km), parachuted, underwater |
| Max. yield | 9.96 megatonnes of TNT (41.7 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear test explosions ("shots") with a 38.1 Mt (159 PJ) total yield conducted in 1962 by the United States in the Pacific.[1] This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet resumption of testing after the tacit 1958–1961 test moratorium. Most of these shots were conducted with free fall bombs dropped from B-52 bomber aircraft. Twenty of these shots were to test new weapons designs; six to test weapons effects; and several shots to confirm the reliability of existing weapons. The Thor missile was also used to lift warheads into near-space to conduct high-altitude nuclear explosion tests; these shots were collectively called Operation Fishbowl.[2]
Operation Dominic occurred during a period of high Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, since the Cuban Bay of Pigs Invasion had occurred not long before. Nikita Khrushchev announced the end of a three-year moratorium on nuclear testing on 30 August 1961, and Soviet tests recommenced on 1 September, initiating a series of tests that included the detonation of Tsar Bomba. President John F. Kennedy responded by authorizing Operation Dominic. It was the largest nuclear weapons testing program ever conducted by the United States[citation needed] and the last atmospheric test series conducted by the U.S., as the Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed in Moscow the following year.
The operation was undertaken by Joint Task Force 8.[3]
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- ^ Edward C. Whitman (Fall 2004). "The Other Frigate Bird". Undersea Warfare: The Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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