Gerboise Bleue (France)

Wann

13. Feb. 1960

Art

Atomtest

Sprengkraft (kt)

200

Position

Reggane Alg

Koordinaten

26.19° N, 0.04° W

Yield kt

0–200

Type

tower

Purpose

British test, effects of nuclear weapons

Reported by

DOE

1960 weapons test in Reggane, French Algeria

Gerboise Bleue was the codename of the first French nuclear test. It was conducted by the Nuclear Experiments Operational Group (GOEN), a unit of the Joint Special Weapons Command on 13 February 1960, at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre near Reggane, French Algeria in the Sahara desert region of the Tanezrouft, during the Algerian War.

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