Operation Latchkey
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Operation Latchkey was a series of 38 nuclear test explosions conducted in 1966 and 1967 at the Nevada Test Site
(with one exception).
These tests followed the Flintlock
series and were in turn followed by Crosstie
. The individual explosions were:
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
(with one exception).
These tests followed the Flintlock
Operation Flintlock (nuclear test)
Operation Flintlock was a series of 48 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site and Amchitka in 1965 and 1966. These tests followed the Whetstone series and preceded Latchkey. The individual blasts were:...
series and were in turn followed by Crosstie
Operation Crosstie
Operation Crosstie was a series of 48 nuclear tests mostly conducted in Nevada during 1967 and 1968. These tests followed the Latchkey series and preceded Bowline....
. The individual explosions were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| SAXON | July 28 | 1.2 kilotons |
| ROVENA | August 10 | < 20 kilotons |
| TANGERINE | August 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| DERRINGER | September 12 | 7.8 kilotons |
| DAIQUIRI | September 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| NEWARK | September 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| KHAKI | October 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| SIMMS | November 5 | 2.3 kilotons |
| AJAX | November 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| CERISE | November 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| VIGIL | November 22 | < 20 kilotons |
| STERLING Salmon Site Salmon Site is a tract of land in Lamar County, Mississippi, near Baxterville. The tract is located over a geological formation known as the Tatum Salt Dome and is the location of the only nuclear weapons test detonations known to have been performed in the eastern United States.Two underground... (Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi... ) | December 3 | 380 tons |
| SIDECAR | December 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| NEW POINT | December 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| GREELEY | December 20 | 870 kilotons |
| RIVET I | January 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| NASH | January 19 | 39 kilotons |
| BOURBON | January 20 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| RIVET II | January 26 | < 20 kilotons |
| WARD | February 8 | < 20 kilotons |
| PERSIMMON | February 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| AGILE | February 23 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| RIVET III | March 2 | < 20 kilotons |
| MUSHROOM | March 3 | < 20 kilotons |
| FIZZ | March 10 | < 20 kilotons |
| OAKLAND | April 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| HEILMAN | April 6 | < 20 kilotons |
| FAWN | April 7 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHOCOLATE | April 21 | < 20 kilotons |
| EFFENDI | April 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| MICKEY | May 10 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| COMMODORE | May 20 | 250 kilotons |
| SCOTCH | May 23 | 155 kilotons |
| KNICKERBOCKER | May 26 | 76 kilotons |
| ABSINTHE | May 26 | < 20 kilotons |
| SWITCH | June 22 | 3.1 kilotons |
| MIDI MIST | June 26 | < 20 kilotons |
| UMBER | June 29 | 10 kilotons |