Operation Niblick

‘’’Operation Niblick’’’ was a series of twenty-seven underground nuclear explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1963 and 1964. Followed the Dominic I & II and Nougat series, preceded Whetstone[?].

Niblick Test Blasts

Test Name	Date	Location	Yield	Note
Pekan’'	12 August 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Satsop’'	15 August 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Kohocton’'	23 August 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Ahtanum’'	13 September 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Bilby’'	13 September 1963	Nevada Test Site	249 kilotons
Grunion’'	11 October 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Tornillo’'	11 October 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown	Operation Plowshare
Clearwater’'	16 October 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Shoal’'	26 October 1963	near Fallon, Nevada	12 kilotons
Anchovy’'	14 November 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Mustang’'	15 November 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Greys’'	22 November 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Sardine’'	4 December 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Eagle’'	12 December 1963	Nevada Test Site	Unknown
Fore’'	16 January 1964	Nevada Test Site	probably 19 kilotons
Oconto’'	23 January 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Klickkitat’'	20 February 1964	Nevada Test Site	probably 24 kiltons	Operation Plowshare
Pike’'	13 March 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Hook’'	14 April 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Sturgeon’'	15 April 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Turf’'	24 April 1964	Nevada Test Site	<probably 100 kilotons
Pipefish’'	29 April 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Backswing’'	14 May 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Minnow’'	15 May 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Ace’'	23 January 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons	Operation Plowshare
Fade’'	25 June1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons
Dub’'	23 January 1964	Nevada Test Site	<20 kilotons	Operation Plowshare