Project Gnome (nuclear test)
Project Gnome was the first nuclear test of Project Plowshare and was the first continental nuclear weapon test since Trinity to be conducted outside of the Nevada Test Site, and the second test in the state of New Mexico after Trinity. It was tested in southeastern New Mexico on December 10, 1961, approximately 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
| Project Gnome | |
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View toward the top of the salt dome cavity created by the Gnome underground nuclear test | |
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Nougat Project Plowshare |
| Test site | Gnome Site, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°15′45″N 103°51′55.1″W |
| Date | December 10, 1961 |
| Test type | Underground |
| Yield | 3.1 kt |
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