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Operation Bowline

Operation Bowline
Bowline Schooner 001d.jpg
Bowline Schooner
Information
Country United States
Test site NTS Area 12, Rainier Mesa; NTS Area 16, Shoshone Mountain; NTS Area 19, 20, Pahute Mesa; NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat; NTS, Areas 1-4, 6-10, Yucca Flat
Period 1968-1969
Number of tests 47
Test type cratering, underground shaft, underground tunnel
Max. yield 1.2 megatonnes of TNT (5.0 PJ)
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The United States's Bowline nuclear test series was a group of 47 nuclear tests conducted in 1968-1969. These tests followed the Operation Crosstie series and preceded the Operation Mandrel series.


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