Operation Tumbler–Snapper

Operation Tumbler–Snapper
Tumbler-Snapper Dog, 19 kilotons
Information
CountryUnited States
Test site
  • NTS Areas 5, 11, Frenchman Flat
  • NTS, Areas 1–4, 6–10, Yucca Flat
Period1952
Number of tests8
Test typefree air drop, tower
Max. yield31 kilotonnes of TNT (130 TJ)
Test series chronology

Operation Tumbler–Snapper was a series of nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States in early 1952 at the Nevada Test Site. The Tumbler–Snapper series of tests followed Operation Buster–Jangle and preceded Operation Ivy.