Tests
The following tests all took place in 1956. The dates are in local time, followed by the yield.
| Test name | Date | Location | Yield | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacrosse | 4 May 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 40 kilotons | 11°33′14″N 162°20′53″E / 11.55389°N 162.34806°E / 11.55389; 162.34806 |
| Cherokee | 20 May 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 3.8 megatons | first US airdrop of a thermonuclear bomb, a Mark 15 nuclear bomb |
| Zuni | 27 May 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 3.5 megatons | First test of a three-stage thermonuclear design (Bassoon device). |
| Yuma | 27 May 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 190 tons | a fizzle, but the device weighed only 96 pounds |
| Erie | 30 May 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 14.9 kilotons | Test of a prototype Mark 28 nuclear bomb |
| Seminole | June 6, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 13.7 kilotons | Exploded in a tank of water to simulate an underwater explosion |
| Flathead | June 11, 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 365 kilotons | intended to be particularly "dirty" - a high-fallout weapon |
| Blackfoot | June 11, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 8 kilotons | |
| Kickapoo | June 13, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 1.49 kilotons | |
| Osage | June 16, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 1.7 kilotons | |
| Inca | June 21, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 15.2 kilotons | Test of the swan primary. |
| Dakota | June 25, 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 1.1 megatons | |
| Mohawk | July 2, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 360 kilotons | Test of the swan primary and flute secondary. |
| Apache | July 8, 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 1.85 megatons | |
| Navajo | July 10, 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 4.5 megatons | 95% fusion, the cleanest US shot until the 1958 Hardtack Poplar shot, a 9.3 Mt shot of which 95.2% of the yield was from fusion. |
| Tewa | July 20, 1956 | Bikini Atoll | 5 megatons | Test of a dirty three stage thermonuclear design (Bassoon Prime device). 87% of the yield came from fission, the highest percentage in any known US thermonuclear test. |
| Huron | July 21, 1956 | Enewetak Atoll | 250 kilotons |
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