Project 58/58A

Project 58 was a series of American nuclear weapons testing, which was conducted in December 1957 and March 1958 at the Nevada Test Site. A total of four nuclear weapons tests took place. The operation was divided into Project 58 (Pascal C, Coulomb C) and Project 58A (Venus, Uranus ). The aim of the operation was to test the operation Hardtack to be used in devices and adjust accordingly. In the second test ( C - Coulomb ), there was an unexpected explosion, leading to a radiation of 500 mSv per hour. The atomic cloud reached after several hours of Los Angeles, where very low readings caused a brief public concern.

The individual tests of the Project 58 series

Operation Plumbbob Operation Hardtack I Operation Anvil (nuclear test) Operation Aqueduct Operation Arbor Operation Bedrock Operation Bowline Project Chariot Operation Charioteer Operation Cornerstone Operation Cresset Operation Crosstie Operation Dominic Starfish Prime Operation Emery Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) Operation Fulcrum Operation Fusileer Operation Greenhouse Operation Grenadier Operation Grommet Operation Guardian Operation Ivy Ivy Mike Operation Julin Operation Latchkey Operation Mandrel Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test) Operation Niblick Operation Nougat Operation Phalanx Operation Praetorian Project 56 (nuclear test) Project 57 Operation Ranger Operation Redwing Operation Roller Coaster Operation Sandstone Operation Sculpin Operation Storax Operation Sunbeam Operation Teapot Operation Tinderbox Operation Toggle Operation Touchstone Operation Whetstone Operation Wigwam Nevada Test and Training Range Tonopah Test Range Amchitka Carlsbad (New Mexico) Farmington (New Mexico) Salmon Site Sand Springs Range
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