Operation Niblick

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Operation Niblick was a series of twenty-seven underground nuclear explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963 and 1964. Followed the Dominic I & II and Nougat series, preceded Whetstone.

Niblick Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
Pekan 12 August 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Satsop 15 August 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Kohocton 23 August 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Ahtanum 13 September 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Bilby 13 September 1963 Nevada Test Site 249 kilotons
Grunion 11 October 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Tornillo 11 October 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown Operation Plowshare
Clearwater 16 October 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Shoal 26 October 1963 Sand Springs Range 12 kilotons Vela Uniform
Anchovy 14 November 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Mustang 15 November 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Greys 22 November 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Sardine 4 December 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Eagle 12 December 1963 Nevada Test Site Unknown
Fore 16 January 1964 Nevada Test Site probably 19 kilotons
Oconto 23 January 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Klickkitat 20 February 1964 Nevada Test Site probably 24 kiltons Operation Plowshare
Pike 13 March 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Hook 14 April 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Sturgeon 15 April 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Turf 24 April 1964 Nevada Test Site probably 100 kilotons
Pipefish 29 April 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Backswing 14 May 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Minnow 15 May 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Ace 23 January 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Operation Plowshare
Fade 25 June 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons
Dub 23 January 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Operation Plowshare
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