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Operation Mandrel - Definition and Overview
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Operation Mandrel was a series of forty-three nuclear test explosions. Conducted in 1969 and 1970.

These tests followed Bowline and preceded the Emery series.

All of these tests were conducted at the Nevada Test Site except as noted. The individual blasts of this series were:

Mandrel Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
Ildrim16 July 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons
Hutch16 July 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 300 kilotons&nbsp
Spider16 July 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Pliers27 August 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Rulison10 September 1969near Grand Valley, Colorado47 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
Minute Streak12 September 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 10 kilotons&nbsp
Jorum16 September 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 700 kilotons&nbsp
Milrow2 October 1969near Amchitka, Alaska 1 kilotons&nbsp
Pipkin8 October 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 82 kilotons&nbsp
Cruet29 October 1969Nevada Test Site11 kilotons&nbsp
Pod29 October 1969Nevada Test Site20-200 kilotons&nbsp
Calabash29 October 1969Nevada Test Site110 kilotons&nbsp
Scuttle13 November 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Picalilli21 November 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 17 kilotons&nbsp
Diesel Train5 December 1969Nevada Test Site<about 16 kilotons&nbsp
Grape A17 December 1969Nevada Test Site61 kilotons&nbsp
Lovage17 December 1969Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Terrine18 December 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 28 kilotons&nbsp
Fob23 January 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Ajo30 January 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Grape B4 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 120 kilotons&nbsp
Labis5 February 1970Nevada Test Site25 kilotons&nbsp
Diana Mist11 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 9 kilotons&nbsp
Cumarin25 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 25 kilotons&nbsp
Yannigan26 February 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 100 kilotons&nbsp
Cyathus6 March 1970Nevada Test Site8.7 kilotons&nbsp
Arabis6 March 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons&nbsp
Jal19 March 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons&nbsp
Handley26 March 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 1.9 kilotons&nbsp
Snubber21 April 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotons&nbsp
Can21 April 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 8 kilotons&nbsp
Beebalm1 May 1970Nevada Test Site1 kiloton&nbsp
Hod1 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kiloton&nbsp
Mint Leaf5 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 28 kiloton&nbsp
Diamond Dust12 May 1970Nevada Test Site<20 kilotonVela Uniform
Cornice15 May 1970Nevada Test Site<39 kiloton&nbsp
Manzanas21 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 1 kiloton&nbsp
Morrones21 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kiloton&nbsp
Hudson Moon26 May 1970Nevada Test Siteabout 9 kiloton&nbsp
Flask26 May 1970Nevada Test Site105 kilotonOperation Plowshare
(Unknown)28 May 1970Nevada Test Site(Unknown)&nbsp
Arnica26 June 1970Nevada Test Site20-200 kiloton&nbsp
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