British nuclear tests at Maralinga
Operation Antler

British nuclear tests at Maralinga

Section Title: Operation Antler
Table Section Text: None

Name	Date time (UT)	Local time zone	Location	Elevation + height	Delivery, Purpose	Device	Yield	Fallout	Notes and References

1/Tadje	14 September 1957 05:05:??	aCST (9.5 hrs)	Maralinga Range, SAU: Tadje 29°53′23″S 131°38′48″E / 29.8898°S 131.6467°E	180 m (590 ft) + 31 m (102 ft)	tower, weapons development	Pixie	930 t	Reportedly a cobalt-salted bomb, which was incorrect, as the cobalt left at the site was diagnostic. Test regarded as a failure.

2/Biak	25 September 1957 00:30:??	aCST (9.5 hrs)	Maralinga Range, SAU: Biak 29°53′33″S 131°37′02″E / 29.89262°S 131.61718°E	180 m (590 ft) + 31 m (102 ft)	tower, weapons development	Indigo Hammer	6 kt

3/Taranaki	9 October 1957 06:45:??	aCST (9.5 hrs)	Maralinga Range, SAU: Taranaki 29°53′41″S 131°35′30″E / 29.8948°S 131.5916°E	180 m (590 ft) + 300 m (980 ft)	balloon, weapons development	26.6 kt

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Yields from the nuclear weapons were 0.93 kilotonnes and 26.6 kilotonnes.

final_sentence: Yields from the nuclear weapons were 0.93 kilotonnes and 26.6 kilotonnes.