| Gerboise Bleue | |
|---|---|
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Algeria_location_map.svg)  Location of the test site | |
| Information | |
| Country |  France |
| Test series | Reggane series |
| Test site | Reggane, French Algeria |
| Coordinates | 26°18′42″N 00°03′26″W / 26.31167°N 0.05722°W |
| Date | 13 February 1960 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Test altitude | 100 m |
| Device type | A-bomb |
| Yield | 70 kt (292.88 TJ)[a] |
| Test chronology | |
Gerboise Bleue (French: [ʒɛʁbwaz blø]; lit. 'Blue Jerboa') was the codename of the first French nuclear test. It was conducted by the Nuclear Experiments Operational Group (GOEN), a unit of the Joint Special Weapons Command[1] on 13 February 1960, at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre near Reggane, French Algeria in the Sahara desert region of the Tanezrouft, during the Algerian War.[2][3] General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in the endeavour, and earned the nickname of père de la bombe A ("father of the A-bomb").
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- ^ Sokolski, Henry D.; Tertrais, Bruno (2013). Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?. Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-5848-7574-1.
- ^ Senate of the French Republic (15 December 1997). "French Senate report #179: The first French tests in the Sahara". senat.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Garrett, Benjamin C. (2017). Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-5381-0684-6.