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GRABLE GRABLE was fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. A 280mm artillery gun fired the 15 kiloton nuclear shell. This was the only time a nuclear artillery shell was ever fired. Operation Upshot-Knothole, number 42, airburst. Keywords: Nevada Test Site, Mercury, Nye County, Nevada NTS

GRABLE

GRABLE was fired on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site. A 280mm artillery gun fired the 15 kiloton nuclear shell. This was the only time a nuclear artillery shell was ever fired.

Operation Upshot-Knothole, number 42, airburst.

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Upshot-Knothole - Nevada Test Site
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Nevada / Test / Site, / Mercury, / Nye / County, / Nevada / NTS
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May 25, 1953
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ebanks [Dec 30, 2005 at 07:09 PM]
Operation Upshot-Knothole, number 42, airburst.

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