What the records say
- When
- 4 Jun 1953
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 61
- Where
- Nts
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 116.00° W
- Yield kt
- 61
- Type
- airdrop
- Purpose
- weapons development programme
- Reported by
- DOE
Operation Upshot–Knothole
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
Operation Upshot–Knothole was a series of eleven nuclear test shots conducted in 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. It followed Operation Ivy and preceded Operation Castle.
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- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
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