Upshot–Knothole Grable | |
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Information | |
Country | United States |
Test series | Operation Upshot–Knothole |
Test site | Nevada Test Site |
Date | May 25, 1953 |
Test type | Atmospheric |
Yield | 15 kt |
Test chronology | |
Upshot–Knothole Grable was a nuclear weapons test conducted by the United States as part of Operation Upshot–Knothole. Detonation of the nuclear weapon, a W9 warhead, occurred 19 seconds after its deployment at 8:30am PDT (1530 UTC) on May 25, 1953, in Area 5 of the Nevada Test Site.