Operation Dominic
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Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear test explosions with a 38.1 Mt total yield conducted in 1962 by the United States in the Pacific. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respo
Swordfish spray dome and plume with USS Agerholm in foreground. Full scale test of ASROC rocket launched depth charge
Dominic-Frigate Bird, as viewed from the submarine USS Carbonero
Dominic-Truckee, 210 kilotons
Kiritimati
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Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands. It is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written
Operation Dominic
…Operation Dominic Dominic-Bighorn, 7.7 megatons. Information Country United States Test site Johnston Island, Johnston Atoll Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kiribati Pacific Ocean off California Period 1962 Number of tests 31 Test type air drop, free air drop, high-altitude rocket (30–80…
Photograph from the International Space Station
View of the village of London on Kiritimati, from a Handley Page Hastings of the RAF, 1956.
The British Grapple Y test on 28 April 1958
The bombs for the British Grapple Z1 and Z4 tests were hoisted by balloon; this is the East Point balloon anchor.