What the records say
- When
- 27 Dec 1960
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 20
- Where
- Reggane Alg
- Coordinates
- 26.00° N, 0.10° W
- Yield kt
- 0–20
- Type
- tower
- Purpose
- British test, effects of nuclear weapons
- Reported by
- DOE
Gerboise Rouge
1961 weapons test in Reggane, French Algeria
Gerboise Rouge is the codename for a French nuclear test conducted on 27 December 1960 in Reggane, Algeria. This was the 3rd French nuclear test, after Gerboise Bleue and Gerboise Blanche, completing the colors of the French flag.
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The source
- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
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