Operation Niblick
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Operation Niblick[1] was a series of 41 underground nuclear explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963 and 1964. It followed the Dominic I & II and Nougat series, and preceded Whetstone.
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| PEKAN | August 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| SATSOP | August 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| KOHOCTON, NATCHES | August 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| AHTANUM | September 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| BILBY | September 13 | 249 kilotons |
| CARP | September 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| NARRAGAUGUS | September 27 | < 20 kilotons |
| GRUNION | October 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| TORNILLO | October 11 | 380 tons |
| CLEARWATER | October 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| MULLET | October 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| SHOAL | October 26 | 12 kilotons |
| ANCHOVY | November 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| MUSTANG | November 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| GREYS | November 22 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| SARDINE, BARRACUDA | December 4 | < 20 kilotons |
| EAGLE | December 12 | 5.3 kilotons |
| TUNA | December 20 | < 20 kilotons |
| FORE | January 16 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| OCONTO | January 23 | 10.5 kilotons |
| CLUB | January 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| SOLENDON | February 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| BUNKER | February 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| BONEFISH | February 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| MACKEREL | February 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| KLICKITAT | February 20 | 70 kilotons |
| HANDICAP | March 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| PIKE | March 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| HOOK | April 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| STURGEON | April 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| BOGEY | April 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| TURF | April 24 | 20 to 200 kilotons |
| PIPEFISH | April 29 | < 20 kilotons |
| DRIVER | May 7 | < 20 kilotons |
| BACKSWING | May 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| MINNOW | May 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| ACE | June 11 | 3 kilotons |
| BITTERLING | June 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| DUFFER | June 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| FADE | June 25 | < 20 kilotons |
| DUB | June 30 | 11.7 kilotons |
