Gerboise Rouge

26°21′13″N 0°07′25″W / 26.35361°N 0.12361°W / 26.35361; -0.12361Date27 December 1960; 63 years ago (1960-12-27)Test typeAtmosphericTest altitude50 mDevice typeA-bombTest chronology

Gerboise Rouge (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁbwaz ʁuʒ]; lit. 'Red Jerboa') is the codename for a French nuclear test conducted on 27 December 1960 in Reggane, Algeria. This was the 3rd French nuclear test, after Gerboise Bleue and Gerboise Blanche, completing the colors of the French flag.

During this test, the army carried out experiments on animals, such as goats or mice, which were in Reggane.^[1]

Location

Gerboise Rouge was conducted at 26°21′13″N 0°07′25″W / 26.35361°N 0.12361°W / 26.35361; -0.12361.^[2]

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