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Fox detonation of the Operation Ranger series.

Operation Ranger was the fourth American nuclear test series. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. It was conducted in 1951 and was the first series to be carried out at the Nevada Test Site. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of All the bombs were exploded in the open air, having been dropped by B-50 bombers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

These tests centered on the practicality of developing a second generation of nuclear weapons using smaller amounts of valuable nuclear materials. They were planned under the name Operation Faust.

Preceded by Sandstone, followed by Greenhouse. Operation Sandstone was the third American series of Nuclear weapon tests Operation Greenhouse was the fifth American nuclear test series the second conducted in 1951 and the first to test principles that would lead to developing thermonuclear weapons

**Ranger Test Blasts**
Test Name	Date	Location	Yield
Able	27 January 1951	Nevada Test Site	1 kiloton
Baker	28 January 1951	Nevada Test Site	8 kilotons
Easy	1 February 1951	Nevada Test Site	1 kiloton
Baker 2	2 February 1951	Nevada Test Site	8 kilotons
Fox	6 February 1951	Nevada Test Site	22 kiloton

First view of the Fox detonation

Another view of the Fox detonation

Third view of the Fox detonation

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