- Operation Latchkey
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Operation Latchkey Country 
United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site Period 1966-1967 Number of tests 38 Test type Underground Max. yield 870 kt Navigation Previous test Operation Flintlock Next test Operation Crosstie Operation Latchkey[1] 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:
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 (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) 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 References
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
- 1966 in the United States
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