Operation Buster-Jangle
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Operation Buster-Jangle was a series of seven (six atmospheric, one underground) nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States in late 1951 at the Nevada Test Site. Buster-Jangle was the first joint test program between the DOD and Los Alamos National Laboratories. 6,500 troops were involved in the Desert Rock I, II, and III exercises in conjunction with the tests. The last two tests evaluated the cratering effects of low-yield nuclear devices. This series preceded Operation Tumbler-Snapper and followed Operation Greenhouse.
| Test Name | Date | Location | Yield | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able | 22 October, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | "less than one kilogram" | tower shot; fizzle; nuclear reaction occurred but nuclear yield smaller than yield of compression charges |
| Baker | 28 October, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 3.5 kilotons | B-50 airdrop |
| Charlie | 30 October, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 14 kilotons | B-50 airdrop |
| Dog | 1 November, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 21 kilotons | B-50 airdrop |
| Easy | 5 November, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 31 kilotons | B-45 airdrop |
| Sugar | 19 November, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 1.2 kilotons | surface burst |
| Uncle | 29 November, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 1.2 kilotons | sub-surface burst (-17 feet) |
 Military troops observe a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in November 1951 as part of a combat training exercise. |
 Soldiers pretending to touch the mushroom cloud from one of the detonations. |
 Soldiers involved in the Desert Rock training exercise watching the mushroom cloud from the Dog detonation. |
 Charlie shot |
 Charlie shot |
 Easy shot |
 Dog shot |
 Dog shot |
