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Operation Flintlock
The 31 January 1944invasion of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This attack sank a large number of Japanese ships and stripped the air base at Truk of its offensive potential. With Truk neutralized, it could be bypassed, forgoing a costly invasion. Kwajalein fell on 7 February after stiff Japanese resistance. See Operation Elkton[?].
2. A series of forty nuclear tests[?] conducted with one exception at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed Whetstone and were in turn followed by Latchkey[?].
The Red Hot test was notable for the release of one million curies of radioactivity which drifted as far as eastern Iowa. The individual test shots were:
| Test Name | Date | Location | Yield | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 23 July 1965 | Nevada Test Site | about 60 kilotons | ||
| Mauve | 6 August 1965 | Nevada Test Site | about 18 kilotons | ||
| Centaur | 27 August 1965 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Screamer | 1 September 1965 | Nevada Test Site | about 12 kilotons | ||
| Charcoal | 10 September 1965 | Nevada Test Site | 20-200 kilotons | ||
| Elkhart | 17 September 1965 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Longshot | 29 October 1965 | Nevada Test Site | 80 kilotons | near Amchitka[?], Alaska | |
| Sepia | 12 November 1965 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Corduroy | 3 December 1965 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Emerson | 16 December 1965 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Buff | 16 December 1965 | Nevada Test Site | about 36 kilotons | ||
| Maxwell | 13 January 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Lampblack | 18 January 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 36 kilotons | ||
| Dovekie | 21 January 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Plaid II | 3 February 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 32 kilotons | ||
| Rex | 24 February 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 19 kilotons | ||
| Red Hot | 5 March 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Finfoot | 7 March 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Clymer | 12 March 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Purple | 18 March 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Templar | 24 March 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | Operation Plowshare | |
| Lime | 1 April 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Stutz | 6 April 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Tomato | 7 April 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Duyea | 14 April 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 70 kilotons | ||
| Pin Stripe | 25 April 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 4 kilotons | ||
| Traveler | 4 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Cyclamen | 5 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 12 kilotons | ||
| Chartreuse | 6 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 73 kilotons | ||
| Tapestry | 12 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Piranha | 13 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 100 kilotons | ||
| Dumont | 19 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 190 kilotons | ||
| Discus Thrower | 27 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 22 kilotons | ||
| Pile Driver | 2 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 62 kilotons | ||
| Tan | 3 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | about 140 kilotons | ||
| Puce | 10 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Double Play | 15 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Kankakee | 15 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | <20 kilotons | ||
| Vulcan | 4 May 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 25 kilotons | Operation Plowshare | |
| Halfbreak | 30 June 1966 | Nevada Test Site | 365 kilotons |
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