| Operation Teapot | |
|---|---|
 Teapot-MET (Military Effects Test), 22-kilotons | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test site |
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| Period | 1955 |
| Number of tests | 14 |
| Test type | cratering, free air drop, parachuted, tower |
| Max. yield | 43 kilotonnes of TNT (180 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
Operation Teapot was a series of 14 nuclear test explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the first half of 1955. It was preceded by Operation Castle, and followed by Operation Wigwam. Wigwam was, administratively, a part of Teapot, but it is usually treated as a class of its own. The aims of the operation were to establish military tactics for ground forces on a nuclear battlefield and to improve the nuclear weapons used for strategic delivery.[1]
- ^ "For the Record – A History of the Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program, 1978–1993" (PDF). Department of Defense. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012.