Operation Whetstone
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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
. The individual blasts were:
Operation Niblick
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.NameDateSize PEKAN August 12 < 20 kilotons...
series and were in turn followed by Flintlock
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test)
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:...
. All but one of these blasts were conducted beneath the Nevada Test Site
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...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| BYE | July 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| CORMORANT | July 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| LINKS | July 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| TROGON | July 24 | < 20 kilotons |
| ALVA | August 19 | 4.4 kilotons |
| CANVASBACK | August 22 | < 20 kilotons |
| PLAYER | August 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| HADDOCK | August 28 | < 20 kilotons |
| GUANAY | September 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| SPOON | September 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| COURSER | September 25 | 0 |
| AUK | October 2 | < 20 kilotons |
| PAR | October 9 | 38 kilotons |
| BARBEL, TURNSTONE | October 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| SALMON Salmon Site Salmon Site is a tract of land in Lamar County, Mississippi, near Baxterville. The tract is located over a geological formation known as the Tatum Salt Dome and is the location of the only nuclear weapons test detonations known to have been performed in the eastern United States.Two underground... (Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi... ) | October 22 | 5.3 kilotons |
| GARDEN | October 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| FOREST | October 31 | < 20 kilotons |
| HANDCAR | November 5 | 12 kilotons |
| CREPE | December 5 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| DRILL (SOURCE-LOWER, TARGET-UPPER) | December 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| PARROT | December 16 | 1.3 kilotons |
| MUDPACK | December 16 | 2.7 kilotons |
| CASSOWARY, HOOPOE | December 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| SULKY | December 18 | 0.092 kilotons |
| WOOL | January 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| TERN | January 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| CASHMERE | February 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| ALPACA | February 12 | 0.33 kilotons |
| MERLIN | February 16 | 10.1 kilotons |
| WISHBONE | February 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| SEERSUCKER | February 19 | < 20 kilotons |
| WAGTAIL | March 3 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| SUEDE | March 20 | < 20 kilotons |
| CUP | March 26 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| KESTREL | April 5 | < 20 kilotons |
| PALANQUIN | April 14 | 4.3 kilotons |
| GUM DROP | April 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHENILLE | April 22 | < 20 kilotons |
| MUSCOVY | April 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| TEE | May 7 | 7 kilotons |
| BUTEO | May 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| SCAUP | May 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| CAMBRIC | May 14 | 0.75 kilotons |
| TWEED | May 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| PETREL | June 11 | 1.3 kilotons |
| ORGANDY | June 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| DILUTED WATERS | June 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| TINY TOT | June 17 | < 20 kilotons |