Operation Nougat was a series of 45 nuclear tests conducted (with one exception) at the Nevada Test Site

Nevada Test Site

The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...

 in 1961 and 1962, immediately after the Soviet Union abrogated a testing moratorium, with the US' "Mink" test shot taking place the day before the Soviets test-detonated the Tsar Bomba

Tsar Bomba

Tsar Bomba is the nickname for the AN602 hydrogen bomb, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. It was also referred to as Kuz'kina Mat , in this usage meaning "something that has not been seen before"....

. Most tests were limited-yield underground test shots. New designs would be further developed in atmospheric testing during Operation Dominic I and II

Operation Dominic I and II

Operation Dominic was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 by the United States. Those conducted in the Pacific are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in Nevada are known as Dominic II. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet...

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Operation Dominic I and II

Operation Dominic I and II

Operation Dominic was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 by the United States. Those conducted in the Pacific are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in Nevada are known as Dominic II. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet...

 would follow Operation Nougat, with some testing overlap. Operation Hardtack II

Operation Hardtack II

Operation Hardtack II was a series of 37 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1958 at the Nevada Test Site.With test moratoriums on the horizon, American weapons labs rushed out many new designs. After the conclusion of Hardtack II, the United States announced a unilateral testing...

preceded Nougat and the testing moratorium.

The individual blasts were:

Name	Date	Size
ANTLER	September 15, 1961	2.6 kilotons
SHREW	September 16, 1961	< 20 kilotons
BOOMER	October 1, 1961	< 20 kilotons
CHENA	October 10, 1961	< 20 kilotons
MINK	October 29, 1961	< 20 kilotons
FISHER	December 3, 1962	13.4 kilotons
GNOME	December 10, 1962	3 kilotons
MAD	December 13, 1962	0.5 kilotons
RINGTAIL	December 17, 1962	< 20 kilotons
FEATHER	December 22, 1962	0.15 kilotons
STOAT	January 9, 1962	5.1 kilotons
AGOUTI	January 18, 1962	6.4 kt
DORMOUSE	January 30, 1962	< 20 kilotons
STILLWATER	February 8, 1962	3.07 kilotons
ARMADILLO	February 9, 1962	7.1 kilotons
HARD HAT	February 15, 1962	5.7 kilotons
CHINCHILLA I	February 19, 1962	1.9 kilotons
CODSAW	February 19, 1962	< 20 kilotons
CIMARRON	February 23, 1962	11.9 kilotons
PLATYPUS	February 24, 1962	< 20 kilotons
PAMPAS	March 1, 1962	9.5 kilotons
DANNY BOY	March 5, 1962	0.43 kilotons
ERMINE	March 6, 1962	< 20 kilotons
BRAZOS	March 8, 1962	8.4 kilotons
HOGNOSE	March 15, 1962	< 20 kilotons
HOOSIC	March 28, 1962	3.4 kilotons
CHINCHILLA II	March 31, 1962	< 20 kilotons
DORMOUSE PRIME	April 5, 1962	10.6 kilotons
PASSAIC	April 6, 1962	< 20 kilotons
HUDSON	April 12, 1962	< 20 kilotons
PLATTE	April 14, 1962	1.85 kilotons
DEAD	April 21, 1962	< 20 kilotons
BLACK	April 27, 1962	< 20 kilotons
PACA	May 7, 1962	< 20 kilotons
ARIKAREE	May 10, 1962	< 20 kilotons
AARDVARK	May 12, 1962	40 kilotons
EEL	May 19, 1962	4.5 kilotons
WHITE	May 25, 1962	< 20 kilotons
RACCOON	June 1, 1962	< 20 kilotons
PACKRAT	June 6, 1962	< 20 kilotons
DES MOINES	June 13, 1962	2.9 kilotons
DAMAN I	June 21, 1962	< 20 kilotons
HAYMAKER	June 27, 1962	67 kilotons
MARSHMALLOW	June 28, 1962	< 20 kilotons
SACRAMENTO	June 30, 1962	< 20 kilotons