Upshot-Knothole Badger

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Fireball from the Badger Detonation
Fireball from the Badger Detonation

BADGER was a 23 kiloton tower shot that was fired on April 18, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site, specifically 37° 8'16.8" N, 116° 7'4.8" W , as part of the Operation Upshot-Knothole nuclear test series.