Operation Flintlock | |
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Flintlock Long Shot, on Amchitka Island in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands
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Country | United States |
Test site | Amchitka Island, Alaska; NTS Area 12, Rainier Mesa; NTS Area 15; 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 | 1965-1966 |
Number of tests | 47 |
Test type | underground shaft, underground tunnel |
Max. yield | 365 kilotonnes of TNT (1,530 TJ) |
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Previous test series | Operation Whetstone |
Next test series | Operation Latchkey |
The United States's Flintlock nuclear test series was a group of 47 nuclear tests conducted in 1965-1966. These tests followed the Operation Whetstone series and preceded the Operation Latchkey series.