Operation Trident (Englean Kaiserreich)
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| Operation Trident | |
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 Type 1955(B) "Atomwaffe 2" bomb, similar to that used in the tests. | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Englean Kaiserreich |
| Test site | Imperial Test Site Heimarch, Heimarch Archipelago |
| Date | 15 September 1959 |
| Number of tests | 3 |
| Test type | air-drop, balloon |
| Max. yield | 189 kilotonnes of TNT (790 TJ) |
| Test series chronology | |
Operation Trident (Unternehmen Trident) was a series of nuclear tests conducted by the Englean Kaiserreich, beginning on 15 September 1959. These tests were designed to test components for the first Englean thermonuclear weapon, which was expected to be completed by 1963.