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Operation Flintlock (nuclear test)

Operation Flintlock
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Flintlock Long Shot, on Amchitka Island in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands
Information
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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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.


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