The United States's Mandrel nuclear test series was a group of 52

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s conducted in 1969–1970. These tests followed the ''

Operation Bowline The United States's Bowline nuclear test series was a group of 47 nuclear tests conducted in 1968–1969. These testsA bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual explo ...

'' series and preceded the ''

Operation Emery The United States's Emery nuclear test series was a group of 16 nuclear weapons test Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine nuclear weapons' effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability. Testing nuclear weapons o ...

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{{US Nuclear Tests Explosions in 1969 Explosions in 1970 1969 in military history 1970 in military history

Mandrel A mandrel, mandril, or arbor is a gently tapered cylinder against which material can be forged or shaped (e.g., a ring mandrel - also called a triblet - used by jewelers to increase the diameter of a wedding ring), or a flanged or tapered or ...

1969 in the United States 1970 in the United States