Upshot-Knothole_Dixie

Upshot-Knothole Dixie
Upshot-Knothole Dixie
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Country	United States
Test series	Operation Upshot–Knothole
Test site	Nevada Test Site
Date	April 6, 1953
Test type	Atmospheric
Yield	11 kt
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Upshot-Knothole Dixie

Fourth test-firing of the Operation Upshot-Knothole Atomic Weapon test series

Upshot-Knothole Dixie was the fourth test-firing of Operation Upshot–Knothole, an atomic weapons test series conducted in 1953 by the United States at the Nevada Test Site.

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Upshot-Knothole Dixie was an 11-kiloton airdrop shot which detonated at 6,000 feet altitude, the highest air burst detonation conducted to that date.

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