Agate (nuclear test)
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Agate[lower-alpha 1] was the codename of the first French nuclear underground test. It was conducted by the Joint Special Weapons Command on 7 November 1961, at the Oasis Military Experiments Centre near In Ekker, French Algeria at the Tan Afella in the Hoggar Mountains, during the Algerian War.[1]
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Country | France |
Test series | In Ekker series |
Test site | In Ekker, French Algeria |
Coordinates | 24°03′55″N 5°03′23″E |
Date | 7 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-07) |
Test type | Atmospheric |
Test altitude | 1,000 m |
Device type | Fission bomb |
Yield | 10 kt (41.84 TJ) |
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It is named after the Agate, a rock formation used in jewelry.