TEST | DATE | Seismic mb | YIELD (KT) | DELIVERY | LAT | LONG | GOAL | REMARKS | |
CHIC 1 | 16 Oct 64 | 22 | Tower | Fission Design | device weighed 1,550 kg | ||||
CHIC 2 | 14 Oct 65 | 35 | Airdrop Tu-4 | CHIC 1 airdrop | |||||
CHIC 3 | 09 May 66 | 250 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | 1st attempt to burn TN fuel | ||||
CHIC 4 | 27 Oct 66 | 12 | Missile DF-2 | 1,290 kg device | |||||
CHIC 5 | 28 Dec 66 | 300 | Tower | TN Development | Two-stage | ||||
CHIC 6 | 17 Jun 67 | 3,300 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | 1st full yield TN 2-stage | ||||
CHIC 7 | 24 Dec 67 | 15-25 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | Two-stage failure | ||||
CHIC 8 | 27 Dec 68 | 3,000 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | First use of plutonium | ||||
CHIC 9 | 22 Sep 69 | 20 | Underground | -- | Purpose unknown | ||||
CHIC 10 | 29 Sep 69 | 3,400 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | -- | ||||
CHIC 11 | 14 Oct 70 | 3,000 | Airdrop H-6 | TN Development | -- | ||||
CHIC 12 | 18 Nov 71 | 15 | Surface | Effects/Diagnostics | TN device | ||||
CHIC 13 | 07 Jan 72 | 8-20 | Airdrop A-5 | Weapons Proof | Fission device | ||||
CHIC 14 | 17 Mar 72 | 170 | Airdrop | -- | Probable H-6 | ||||
27 Jun 73 | 2000-3000 | Airdrop H-6 | |||||||
17 Jun 74 | 200-1000 | Atmospheric | |||||||
27 Oct 75 | 5 | 2-5 | Underground | 41.40N | 88.667E | ||||
23 Jan 76 | 2 | Atmospheric | |||||||
26 Sep 76 | 10 | Atmospheric | |||||||
17 Oct 76 | 4.9 | 10-20 | Underground | 41.65N | 88.66E | ||||
17 Nov 76 | 4000 | Atmospheric | 41.65N | 88.66E | DF-5 delivery? | ||||
17 Sep 77 | over 20 | Atmospheric | |||||||
15 Mar 78 | over 20 | Atmospheric | |||||||
14 Oct 78 | 4.9 | 20 | Shaft | 41.45N | 88.63E | ||||
14 Dec 78 | over 20 | Atmospheric | |||||||
13 Sep 79 | ?? | ?? | |||||||
05 Oct 82 | 3-15 | Underground | |||||||
04 May 83 | 4.4 | 20-100 | Tunnel | ||||||
06 Oct 83 | 5.5 | 20-100 | Underground | 41.55N | 88.76E | ||||
03 Oct 84 | 15-70 | Underground | |||||||
19 Dec 84 | 5-50 | Underground | |||||||
05 Jun 87 | LOW | Underground | |||||||
29 Sep 88 | 4.7 | 1-20 | Tunnel | 41.75N | 88.46E | neutron bomb | |||
26 May 90 | 5.4 | 15-65 | Shaft | 41.56N | 88.68E | ||||
16 Aug 90 | 6.2 | 50-200 | Shaft | 41.56N | 81.56E | ||||
21 May 92 | 700-1800 | Underground | ICBM warhead | ||||||
25 Sep 92 | 5.4 | 1-2 | Underground | ||||||
05 Oct 93 | 5.8 | 90 | Underground | 41.7N | 88.6E | DF-31 ICBM MIRV warhead | |||
10 Jun 94 | 5.7 | Underground | 41.64N | 88.86E | DF-31 ICBM MIRV warhead ? | ||||
07 Oct 94 | 41.55N | 89.07E | |||||||
15 May 95 | 5.7 | Underground | 41.63N | 88.87E | DF-31 ICBM MIRV warhead ? | ||||
17 Aug 95 | 5.5 | Underground | 41.60N | 88.86E | |||||
08 Jun 96 | 5.7 | Underground | 41.65N | 88.76E | DF-31 ICBM MIRV warhead ? | ||||
29 Jul 96 | 4.7 | Underground | 41.69N | 88.35E |