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14 kiloton atomic explosion, from a 1951 US nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. ( Operation Buster-Jangle, Charlie)

Original source: http://www.nv.doe.gov/news&pubs/photos&films/atm.htm

Original caption: XX-27 CHARLIE a 14 kiloton device was dropped from a B-50 bomber on October 30, 1951 at Yucca Flat. The test, part of the Buster-Jangle series, was the eighth detonation at the Nevada Proving Grounds.


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