Operation Niblick

The United States's Niblick nuclear test series<ref name=LT_1 /> was a group of 41 nuclear tests conducted in 1963–1964. These tests <ref group=note>A bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explosions does not exceed 5 seconds and where the burial points of all explosive devices can be connected by segments of straight lines, each of them connecting two burial points and does not exceed 40 kilometers in length". {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> followed the Operation Roller Coaster series and preceded the Operation Whetstone series.

List of the nuclear tests

United States' Niblick series tests and detonations

Name <ref group=note>The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known.</ref>	Date time (UT)	Local time zone<ref group=note>To convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Location<ref group=note>Rough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area.</ref>	Elevation + height <ref group=note>Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together.</ref>	Delivery <ref group=note>Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.</ref> Purpose <ref group=note>Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.</ref>	Device<ref group=note>Designations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed.</ref>	Yield<ref group=note>Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).</ref>	Fallout<ref group=note>Radioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released.</ref>	References	Notes
PekanTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 23:45:00.13	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3bw Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
SatsopTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2g Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
Kohocton – 1 (with Natches)Template:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:20:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ak Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
Natches – 2 (with Kohocton)Template:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:20:00.14	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ak1 Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert +	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
AhtanumTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:53:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2l Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
BilbyTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:00:00.13	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3on Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
CarpTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:20:00.13	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cb Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
NarraguagusTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:30:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2f Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
GrunionTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:00:00.11	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3bz Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
TornilloTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 21:00:00.155	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9aq Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, peaceful research		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Plowshare experiment to provide a clean device for excavations.
ClearwaterTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:00:00.14	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U12q Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
MulletTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2ag Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, safety experiment		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
ShoalTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:00:00.1	PST (–8 hrs)	Fallon, Nevada Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, joint verification		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Project Vela Uniform, investigation of detection of underground testing.
AnchovyTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:00:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3bq Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
MustangTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9at Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
GreysTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:30:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ax Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
Barracuda – 2 (with Sardine)Template:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:38:30.13	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cr Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Simultaneous, separate holes.
Sardine – 1 (with Barracuda)Template:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:38:30.118	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3ch Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Simultaneous, separate holes.
EagleTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:02:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9av Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected off site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
TunaTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:24:00.13	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3de Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
ForeTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ao Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
OcontoTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ay Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected off site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
ClubTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2aa Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
SolendonTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:38:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cz Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
BunkerTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:30:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9bb Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
BonefishTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:37:19.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3bt Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
MackerelTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:37:37.124	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U4b Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
KlickitatTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:30:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U10e Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, peaceful research		Template:Sort	Venting detected, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	A Plowshare device-development experiment to produce an improved nuclear explosive for excavation applications.
HandicapTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:00:00.01	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ba Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
PikeTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:02:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cy Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected off site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Vented massively for 69 seconds after detonation until quieted by chimney collapse. Possible fault crack.
HookTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:40:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9bc Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
SturgeonTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:30:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3bo Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
BogeyTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:29:52.28	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9au Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
TurfTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 20:10:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U10c Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
PipefishTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 20:47:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3co Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	I-131 venting detected, 0	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
DriverTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:00:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9ar Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
BackswingTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:40:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9aw Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
MinnowTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:15:00.12	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cv Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
AceTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 16:45:00.15	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2n Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, peaceful research		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	A Plowshare device-development experiment to produce an improved nuclear explosive for excavation applications.
BitterlingTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:01:00.1	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3cu Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 /><ref name=LT_57 />
DufferTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:30:00.2	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U10ds Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, less than Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />
FadeTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:30:00.14	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U9be Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
DubTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:33:00.14	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U10a Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, peaceful research		Template:Sort	Venting detected on site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_40 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_44 />	A Plowshare experiment to develop emplacement techniques.