What the records say
- When
- 30 Apr 1948
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 49
- Where
- Enewetak
- Coordinates
- 11.30° N, 162.15° E
- Yield kt
- 49
- Type
- tower
- Purpose
- weapons development programme
- Reported by
- DOE
Operation Sandstone
Series of 1940s US nuclear tests
Operation Sandstone was a series of nuclear weapon tests in 1948. It was the third series of American tests, following Trinity in 1945 and Crossroads in 1946, and preceding Ranger. Like the Crossroads tests, the Sandstone tests were carried out at the Pacific Proving Grounds, although at Enewetak Atoll rather than Bikini Atoll.
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The source
- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
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