Country United States Previous test series Operation Niblick Number of tests 46 | Period 1964-1965 Start date 1964 | |
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Test site NTS Area 15; NTS Area 16, Shoshone Mountain; NTS Area 18, Buckboard Mesa; NTS Area 19, 20, Pahute Mesa; NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat; NTS, Areas 1-4, 6-10, Yucca Flat; Salmon Site, near Lumberton, Mississippi Test type cratering, underground shaft, underground tunnel Max. yield 51 kilotonnes of TNT (210 TJ) | ||
The United States's Whetstone nuclear test series was a group of 46 nuclear tests conducted in 1964-1965. These tests followed the Operation Niblick series and preceded the Operation Flintlock (nuclear test) series.
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