Johnnie Boy

Operation Sunbeam

July 11, 1962 · Nevada Test Site (NTS) · Surface · 0,5 kt

A nuclear device placed on or close to the earth's surface.

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Field Command Weapons Test

Printed in 1962

Silver gelatin print

8x10 in (20.3x25.4 cm)

Stamp

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Field Command Weapons Test

Printed in 1962

Silver gelatin print

8x10 in (20.3x25.4 cm)

Stamp

Weapons effects test designed to explore the cratering effects of a subkiloton nuclear device detonated in a shallow emplacement about one hour after the detonation radiation intensities of 0.1 R/h and greater were confined within 1000 meters of ground zero except for a broad area to the north where they extended beyond five kilometers by seven days after the detonation the area with radiation intensities of 1 R/h or greater did not extend beyond 980 meters north of ground zero.