Operation Bowline | |
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Bowline Schooner
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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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Previous test series | Operation Crosstie |
Next test series | Operation Mandrel |
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.