Operation Niblick
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Operation Niblick 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
.
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...
in 1963 and 1964. It followed the Dominic I & II
Operation Dominic I and II
Operation Dominic was a series of 105 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1962 by the United States. Those conducted in the Pacific are sometimes called Dominic I. The blasts in Nevada are known as Dominic II. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet...
and Nougat
Operation Nougat
Operation Nougat was a series of 45 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1961 and 1962, immediately after the Soviet Union abrogated a testing moratorium, with the US' "Mink" test shot taking place the day before the Soviets test-detonated the Tsar Bomba. Most tests were...
series, and preceded 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...
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| 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 |