Operation Dominic was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 by the United States

United States

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. Those conducted in the Pacific

Pacific Proving Grounds

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 are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in Nevada

Nevada Test Site

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 are known as Dominic II. 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

B-52 Stratofortress

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 bomber aircraft.