Template:Infobox nuclear weapons test
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This template is intended for use on articles about nuclear weapons tests or test series. Depending on the type (single test or test series), two different forms are used as illustrated below.
Usage
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Examples
Test series
| Operation Sandstone | |
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 Sandstone X-ray | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1948 |
| Number of tests | 3 |
| Test type | tower |
| Max. yield | 49 kilotonnes of TNT (210 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Sandstone | |
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Sandstone X-ray | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1948 |
| Number of tests | 3 |
| Test type | tower |
| Max. yield | 49 kilotonnes of TNT (210 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Tumbler–Snapper | |
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 Photograph taken milliseconds after detonation of nuclear device from the "Tumbler-Snapper" test series. (The shot tower is faintly visible below fireball; downward spikes are termed "rope tricks"). | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1952 |
| Number of tests | 8 |
| Test type | free air drop, tower |
| Max. yield | 31 kilotonnes of TNT (130 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Tumbler–Snapper | |
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Photograph taken milliseconds after detonation of nuclear device from the "Tumbler-Snapper" test series. (The shot tower is faintly visible below fireball; downward spikes are termed "rope tricks"). | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1952 |
| Number of tests | 8 |
| Test type | free air drop, tower |
| Max. yield | 31 kilotonnes of TNT (130 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Greenhouse | |
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 Greenhouse George | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1951 |
| Number of tests | 4 |
| Test type | tower |
| Max. yield | 225 kilotonnes of TNT (940 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Greenhouse | |
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Greenhouse George | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1951 |
| Number of tests | 4 |
| Test type | tower |
| Max. yield | 225 kilotonnes of TNT (940 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Ivy | |
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 Ivy Mike | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1952 |
| Number of tests | 2 |
| Test type | dry surface, free air drop |
| Max. yield | 10.4 megatonnes of TNT (44 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Ivy | |
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Ivy Mike | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1952 |
| Number of tests | 2 |
| Test type | dry surface, free air drop |
| Max. yield | 10.4 megatonnes of TNT (44 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Castle | |
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 Castle Romeo | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1954 |
| Number of tests | 6 |
| Test type | barge, dry surface |
| Max. yield | 15 megatonnes of TNT (63 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Castle | |
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Castle Romeo | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1954 |
| Number of tests | 6 |
| Test type | barge, dry surface |
| Max. yield | 15 megatonnes of TNT (63 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Redwing | |
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 Redwing Apache | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1956 |
| Number of tests | 17 |
| Test type | barge, dry surface, free air drop, tower |
| Max. yield | 5 megatonnes of TNT (21 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Redwing | |
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Redwing Apache | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1956 |
| Number of tests | 17 |
| Test type | barge, dry surface, free air drop, tower |
| Max. yield | 5 megatonnes of TNT (21 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Hardtack I | |
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 Hardtack I Oak, an 8.9 megaton explosion. | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1958 |
| Number of tests | 35 |
| Test type | air drop, balloon, barge, dry surface, high alt rocket (30–80 km), underwater explosion |
| Max. yield | 9.3 megatons of TNT (39 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Hardtack I | |
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Hardtack I Oak, an 8.9 megaton explosion. | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1958 |
| Number of tests | 35 |
| Test type | air drop, balloon, barge, dry surface, high alt rocket (30–80 km), underwater explosion |
| Max. yield | 9.3 megatons of TNT (39 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Dominic | |
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 Dominic Chama | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1962 |
| Number of tests | 31 |
| Test type | air drop, free air drop, high-altitude rocket (30–80 km), parachuted, underwater |
| Max. yield | 8.3 megatonnes of TNT (35 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Operation Dominic | |
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Dominic Chama | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1962 |
| Number of tests | 31 |
| Test type | air drop, free air drop, high-altitude rocket (30–80 km), parachuted, underwater |
| Max. yield | 8.3 megatonnes of TNT (35 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
| Grapple | |
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 Operation Grapple X, the first successful British hydrogen bomb test | |
| Information | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Test site | Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kiribati; Malden Island, Kiribati |
| Period | 1957–1958 |
| Number of tests | 9 |
| Test type | air drop, balloon |
| Max. yield | 3 megatonnes of TNT (13 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
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| Grapple | |
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Operation Grapple X, the first successful British hydrogen bomb test | |
| Information | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Test site | Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kiribati; Malden Island, Kiribati |
| Period | 1957–1958 |
| Number of tests | 9 |
| Test type | air drop, balloon |
| Max. yield | 3 megatonnes of TNT (13 PJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
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Single test
| X-Ray | |
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| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Sandstone |
| Test site | Engebi Island |
| Date | 14 April 1948 18:17 GMT |
| Test type | Atmospheric test |
| Test altitude | 3 meters |
| Device type | Thermonuclear weapon |
| Yield | 49 kt |
| United States Nuclear weapons tests | |
| X-Ray | |
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| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Sandstone |
| Test site | Engebi Island |
| Date | 14 April 1948 18:17 GMT |
| Test type | Atmospheric test |
| Test altitude | 3 meters |
| Device type | Thermonuclear weapon |
| Yield | 49 kt |
| United States Nuclear weapons tests | |
| Castle Bravo | |
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 Castle Bravo mushroom cloud | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Castle |
| Test site | Bikini Atoll |
| Date | March 1, 1954 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Yield | 15 Mt (approx. 63 PJ) |
| Test chronology | |
| Castle Bravo | |
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Castle Bravo mushroom cloud | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Castle |
| Test site | Bikini Atoll |
| Date | March 1, 1954 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Yield | 15 Mt (approx. 63 PJ) |
| Test chronology | |