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Operation Teapot

Operation Teapot was a series of thirteen nuclear test explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the first half of 1955.

Immediately after the "Ess" shot on 23 March, 1955, ground forces took part in Desert Rock VI which included an armored task force "Razor" moving within 900 meters of ground zero, under the still-forming mushroom cloud.

This series preceded Wigwam and followed Operation Castle. The shots of this series were:

Teapot Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
Wasp18 February, 1955Nevada Test Site1 kiloton 
Moth22 Februart, 1955 Nevada Test Site2 kilotons 
Tesla1 March, 1955 Nevada Test Site7 kilotons 
Turk7 March, 1955Nevada Test Site43 kilotons 
Hornet12 March, 1955 Nevada Test Site4 kilotons 
Bee22 March, 1955 Nevada Test Site8 kilotons 
Ess23 March, 1955 Nevada Test Site1 kiloton 
Wasp Prime29 March, 1955 Nevada Test Site3 kiloton 
Ha6 April, 1955 Nevada Test Site3 kilotons 
Post9 April, 1955 Nevada Test Site2 kilotons 
Met14 April, 1955 Nevada Test Site22 kilotons 
Apple25 May, 1955 Nevada Test Site29 kilotons 
Zucchini15 May, 1955 Nevada Test Site28 kilotons 
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