Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Operation Whetstone was a series of thirty-six American nuclear tests conducted in 1964 and 1965. These followed the Niblick series and was in turn followed by Flintlock. All but one of these blasts were conducted beneath the Nevada Test Site. The individual blasts were: Whetstone Test Blasts Test Name Date Location Yield Note Bye 16 July 1964 Nevada Test Site 20-200 kilotons Cormorant 17 July 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Alva 19 August 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Canvasback 22 August 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Haddock 28 August 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Guanay 4 September 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Auk 2 October 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Par 9 October 1964 Nevada Test Site <38 kilotons Operation Plowshare Barbel 16 Octoberr 1964 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons Salmon 22 October 1964 Hattiesburg, Mississippi 5.3 kilotons Crepe 5 December 1964 Nevada Test Site Drill 5 December 1964 Nevada Test Site <3.4 kilotons Parrot 16 December 1964 Nevada Test Site <1.3 kilotons Sulky 18 December 1964 Nevada Test Site <92 tons Operation Plowshare Mudpack 16 December 1964 Nevada Test Site <2.7 kilotons Gum Drop 21 April 1965 Nevada Test Site <4 kilotons (Unknown) 23 April 1965 Nevada Test Site (Unknown) Tee 7 May 1965 Nevada Test Site <20 Kilotons Operation Plowshare Tweed 21 May 1965 Nevada Test Site <20 kilotons This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.