Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Conventional explosions for nuclear testing
Large conventional explosions have been conducted for nuclear testing purposes. Some of the larger ones are listed below.

Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions

Section Title: Conventional explosions for nuclear testing
Table Section Text: Large conventional explosions have been conducted for nuclear testing purposes. Some of the larger ones are listed below.

Event	Explosive used	Amount of explosive	Where	Date

Trinity (100-ton test on tower)	TNT	100 short tons (91 t)	White Sands Proving Grounds	7 May 1945

–	TNT	100 short tons (91 t)	Suffield Experimental Station, Alberta, Canada	3 August 1961

Blowdown	TNT	50 short tons (45 t)	Lockhart River, Queensland	18 July 1963

Snowball	TNT	500 short tons (450 t)	Suffield Experimental Station, Alberta, Canada	17 July 1964

Sailor Hat	TNT	3 tests × 500 short tons (450 t)	Kahoolawe, Hawaii	1965

Distant Plain	Propane or methane	20 short tons (18 t)	Suffield Experimental Station, Alberta, Canada	1966–1967 (6 tests)

Prairie Flat	TNT	500 short tons (450 t)	Defence Research Establishment Suffield, Alberta, Canada	1968

Dial Pack	TNT	500 short tons (450 t)	Defence Research Establishment Suffield, Alberta, Canada	23 July 1970

Mixed Company 3	TNT	500 short tons (450 t)	Colorado	20 November 1972

Dice Throw	ANFO	620 short tons (560 t)	White Sands Missile Range	6 October 1976

Misers Bluff Phase II	ANFO	1 & 6-simultaneous tests × 120 short tons (110 t)	Planet Ranch, Arizona	Summer 1978

Distant Runner	ANFO	2 tests × 120 short tons (110 t)	White Sands Missile Range	1981

Mill Race	ANFO	620 short tons (560 t)	White Sands Missile Range	16 September 1981

Direct Course	ANFO	609 short tons (552 t)	White Sands Missile Range	26 October 1983

Minor Scale	ANFO	4,744 short tons (4,304 t)	White Sands Missile Range	27 June 1985

Misty Picture	ANFO	4,685 short tons (4,250 t)	White Sands Missile Range	14 May 1987

Misers Gold	ANFO	2,445 short tons (2,218 t)	White Sands Missile Range	1 June 1989

Distant Image	ANFO	2,440 short tons (2,210 t)	White Sands Missile Range	20 June 1991

Minor Uncle	ANFO	2,725 short tons (2,472 t)	White Sands Missile Range	10 June 1993

Non Proliferation Experiment	ANFO	1,410 short tons (1,280 t)	Nevada Test Site	22 September 1993

Sentence(s)

Conventional explosions for nuclear testing called Minor Scale, used 4,744 short tons (4,304 t) of ANFO.

final_sentence: Conventional explosions for nuclear testing called Minor Scale, used 4,744 short tons (4,304 t) of ANFO.