Gerboise Verte
1961 atmospheric nuclear weapons test in Reggane, French Algeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerboise Verte (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁbwaz vɛʁt]; lit. 'Green Jerboa') is the codename for a French nuclear test conducted on 25 April 1961. The test took place at the Centre Saharien d'Expérimentations Militaires (CSEM), 50 km south of Reggane, Algeria, then a French department and was designed as an atmospheric test. This was the fourth French nuclear atmospheric test, after Gerboise Bleue, Gerboise Blanche, and Gerboise Rouge.
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Country | France |
Test series | Reggane series |
Test site | Reggane, French Algeria |
Coordinates | 26°19′18″N 0°04′24″W |
Date | 25 April 1961; 63 years ago (1961-04-25) |
Test type | Atmospheric |
Test altitude | 50 m |
Device type | A-bomb |
Yield | 0.7–1.2 kt |
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