Nuclear explosion Tewa data

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Country
USA
Operation
Redwing
Date
1956-07-20
Yield
5.0 MT

USA - Redwing - Tewa

Device Type: Multistage dirty (> 60% fission) Device: Mk-41 Bassoon Prime87% fission; first US 3 stage device dirty version of Bassoon tested in Zuni. Crater 1220x40 m.

Base info

USA - 5.0 MT out of 199.0 MT

2.5%

Operation Redwing - 5.0 MT out of 22.1 MT

23%

Locations

Bikini - 5.0 MT out of 79.9 MT

6.3%

Yurochi aka Irioj (Dog) - 5.0 MT out of 39.6 MT

13%

Purposes

Weapon Development - 5.0 MT out of 528.3 MT

0.9%

Military tests - 5.0 MT out of 544.5 MT

0.9%

Deliveries

Atmospheric - 5.0 MT out of 295.4 MT

1.7%

Water - 5.0 MT out of 73.5 MT

6.8%

Barge - 5.0 MT out of 73.4 MT

6.8%

Bikini Yurochi aka Irioj (Dog) Map