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Operation Niblick - Definition |
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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
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| | Pekan | 12 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Satsop | 15 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Kohocton | 23 August 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Ahtanum | 13 September 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Bilby | 13 September 1963 | Nevada Test Site | 249 kilotons |
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| Grunion | 11 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Tornillo | 11 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown | Operation Plowshare
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| Clearwater | 16 October 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Shoal | 26 October 1963 | Sand Springs Range | 12 kilotons | Vela Uniform
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| Anchovy | 14 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Mustang | 15 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Greys | 22 November 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Sardine | 4 December 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Eagle | 12 December 1963 | Nevada Test Site | Unknown |
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| Fore | 16 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | probably 19 kilotons |
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| Oconto | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Klickkitat | 20 February 1964 | Nevada Test Site | probably 24 kiltons | Operation Plowshare
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| Pike | 13 March 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Hook | 14 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Sturgeon | 15 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Turf | 24 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | probably 100 kilotons |
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| Pipefish | 29 April 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Backswing | 14 May 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Minnow | 15 May 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Ace | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | Operation Plowshare
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| Fade | 25 June1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons |
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| Dub | 23 January 1964 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | Operation Plowshare
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