Gerboise Bleue (nuclear test)
Gerboise Bleue (French: [ʒɛʁbwaz blø]; lit. 'Blue Jerboa') was the codename of the first French nuclear test. It was conducted by the Nuclear Experiments Operational Group (GOEN), a unit of the Joint Special Weapons Command on 13 February 1960, at the Saharan Military Experiments Centre near Reggane, French Algeria in the Sahara desert region of Tanezrouft, during the Algerian War. General Pierre Marie Gallois was instrumental in the endeavour, and earned the nickname of père de la bombe A ("father of the A-bomb").
| Gerboise Bleue | |
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Location of the test site | |
| Information | |
| Country | France |
| Test series | Reggane series |
| Test site | Reggane, French Algeria |
| Coordinates | 26°18′42″N 00°03′26″W |
| Date | 13 February 1960 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Test altitude | 100 m |
| Device type | A-bomb |
| Yield | 70 kt (292.88 TJ) |
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