Simon (United States)

Когда

25 апр. 1953 г.

Вид

Ядерное испытание

Мощность (кт)

43

Где

Nts

Координаты

37.00° N, 116.00° W

Yield kt

43

Type

tower

Purpose

weapons development programme

Reported by

DOE

Nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States

Upshot–Knothole Simon was a nuclear detonation conducted as part of the U.S. Operation Upshot–Knothole nuclear testing program. Simon was conducted on 25 April 1953 at the Nevada Test Site, and tested the TX-17/24 thermonuclear weapon design which had a yield of 43 kilotons.Test: Simon Time: 12:30 25 April 1953 (GMT) 04:30 25 April 1953 (local) Location: Nevada Test Site, Area 1 Test height and type: 300 feet (91 m)…

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