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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 →