Operation Upshot-Knothole 1953
Weapon development and civil defense effects
Year
1953
Tests
11
Max yield
61 kt
Hiroshimas
4
Films
2
Eleven tests. Included the first test of a nuclear artillery shell (the M65 280mm Atomic Cannon). The 'Dirty Harry' and 'Harry' tests caused significant off-site fallout that reached St. George, Utah.
- Location
- Nevada Test Site
- Country
- USA
- Coordinates
- 37.1, -116 · view on map →
Films (2)