Operation Niblick

Operation Niblick
Country  United States
Test site Nevada Test Site
Period 1963-1964
Number of tests 41
Test type Underground
Max. yield 380 kt
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Operation Niblick[1] was a series of 41 underground nuclear explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963 and 1964. It followed the Dominic I & II and Nougat series, and preceded Whetstone.

Name Date Size
PEKAN August 12 < 20 kilotons
SATSOP August 15 < 20 kilotons
KOHOCTON, NATCHES August 23 < 20 kilotons
AHTANUM September 13 < 20 kilotons
BILBY September 13 249 kilotons
CARP September 27 < 20 kilotons
NARRAGAUGUS September 27 < 20 kilotons
GRUNION October 11 < 20 kilotons
TORNILLO October 11 380 tons
CLEARWATER October 16 20 to 200 kilotons
MULLET October 17 < 20 kilotons
SHOAL October 26 12 kilotons
ANCHOVY November 14 < 20 kilotons
MUSTANG November 15 < 20 kilotons
GREYS November 22 20 to 200 kilotons
SARDINE, BARRACUDA December 4 < 20 kilotons
EAGLE December 12 5.3 kilotons
TUNA December 20 < 20 kilotons
FORE January 16 20 to 200 kilotons
OCONTO January 23 10.5 kilotons
CLUB January 30 < 20 kilotons
SOLENDON February 12 < 20 kilotons
BUNKER February 13 < 20 kilotons
BONEFISH February 18 < 20 kilotons
MACKEREL February 18 < 20 kilotons
KLICKITAT February 20 70 kilotons
HANDICAP March 12 < 20 kilotons
PIKE March 13 < 20 kilotons
HOOK April 14 < 20 kilotons
STURGEON April 15 < 20 kilotons
BOGEY April 17 < 20 kilotons
TURF April 24 20 to 200 kilotons
PIPEFISH April 29 < 20 kilotons
DRIVER May 7 < 20 kilotons
BACKSWING May 14 < 20 kilotons
MINNOW May 15 < 20 kilotons
ACE June 11 3 kilotons
BITTERLING June 12 < 20 kilotons
DUFFER June 18 < 20 kilotons
FADE June 25 < 20 kilotons
DUB June 30 11.7 kilotons

References

  1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf
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