What the records say
- When
- 8 May 1953
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 27
- Where
- Nts
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 116.00° W
- Yield kt
- 27
- Type
- airdrop
- Purpose
- British test, effects of nuclear weapons
- Reported by
- DOE
Upshot-Knothole Encore
Nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States
Upshot–Knothole Encore was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot–Knothole. It took place on May 8, 1953 in Yucca Flat, in the Nevada Test Site.
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The source
- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
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