Operation Flintlock (nuclear test)
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Operation Flintlock was a series of 48 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
and Amchitka
in 1965 and 1966. These tests followed the Whetstone
series and preceded Latchkey
. The individual blasts were:
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
and Amchitka
Amchitka
Amchitka is a volcanic, tectonically unstable island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The island is about long, and from wide...
in 1965 and 1966. These tests followed the Whetstone
Operation Whetstone
Operation Whetstone was a series of 48 American nuclear tests conducted in 1964 and 1965. These followed the Niblick series and were in turn followed by Flintlock. All but one of these blasts were conducted beneath the Nevada Test Site...
series and preceded Latchkey
Operation Latchkey
Operation Latchkey was a series of 38 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1966 and 1967 at the Nevada Test Site .These tests followed the Flintlock series and were in turn followed by Crosstie...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size | Name | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZZER | July 16 | < 20 kilotons | PONGEE | July 22 | < 20 kilotons | |
| BRONZE | July 23 | 20 to 200 kilotons | MAUVE | August 6 | < 20 kilotons | |
| TICKING | August 21 | < 20 kilotons | CENTAUR | August 27 | < 20 kilotons | |
| SCREAMER, MOA | September 1 | < 20 kilotons | CHARCOAL | September 10 | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| ELKHART | September 17 | < 20 kilotons | LONG SHOT | October 29 | 80 kilotons | |
| SEPIA | November 12 | < 20 kilotons | KERMET | November 23 | < 20 kilotons | |
| CORDUROY | December 3 | 20 to 200 kilotons | EMERSON | December 16 | < 20 kilotons | |
| BUFF | December 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons | MAXWELL | January 13 | < 20 kilotons | |
| LAMPBLACK | January 18 | 20 to 200 kilotons | SIENNA | January 18 | < 20 kilotons | |
| DOVEKIE | January 21 | < 20 kilotons | REO | January 22 | < 20 kilotons | |
| PLAID 2 | February 3 | < 20 kilotons | REX | February 24 | 19 kilotons | |
| RED HOT | March 5 | < 20 kilotons | FINFOOT, CINNAMON | March 7 | < 20 kilotons | |
| CLYMER | March 12 | < 20 kilotons | PURPLE | March 18 | < 20 kilotons | |
| TEMPLAR | March 24 | 370 tons | LIME | April 1 | < 20 kilotons | |
| STUTZ | April 6 | < 20 kilotons | TOMATO | April 7 | < 20 kilotons | |
| DURYEA | April 14 | 70 kilotons | FENTON | April 23 | 1.4 kilotons | |
| PIN STRIPE | April 25 | < 20 kilotons | OCHRE | April 29 | < 20 kilotons | |
| TRAVELER | May 4 | < 20 kilotons | CYCLAMEN | May 5 | 12 kilotons | |
| CHARTREUSE | May 6 | 73 kilotons | TAPESTRY | May 12 | < 20 kilotons | |
| PIRANHA | May 13 | 20 to 200 kilotons | DUMONT | May 19 | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| DISCUS THROWER | May 27 | 22 kilotons | PILE DRIVER | June 2 | 62 kilotons | |
| TAN | June 3 | 20 to 200 kilotons | PUCE | June 10 | < 20 kilotons | |
| DOUBLE PLAY | June 15 | < 20 kilotons | KANKAKEE | June 15 | 20 to 200 kilotons | |
| VULCAN | June 25 | 25 kilotons | HALFBEAK | June 30 | 365 kilotons |