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Operation Tumbler-Snapper 1952

Airdrop testing and weapon effects on structures

Year
1952
Tests
8
Max yield
31 kt
Hiroshimas
2
Films
1

Eight tests. First series to test actual airdropped weapons. Included civil defense effects tests with houses, mannequins, and military equipment placed at known distances from ground zero.

Location
Nevada Test Site
Country
USA
Coordinates
37.1, -116 · view on map →