Hardtack Teak
| Hardtack Teak | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Test series | Operation Newsreel during Operation Hardtack I |
| Test site | Johnston Atoll |
| Date | 1 August 1958 |
| Test type | Exoatmospheric |
| Yield | 3.88 megatons of TNT (16.2 PJ) |
HARDTACK-Teak was an exoatmospheric high altitude nuclear weapon test performed during Operation Newsreel. It was launched from Johnston Atoll on a Redstone missile. On 1 August 1958, the 3.88 Mt (16.2 PJ) shot detonated at an altitude of 76.8 km (252,000 ft; 47.7 mi).
Along with HARDTACK-Orange it was one of the two largest high-altitude nuclear explosions.
Wernher von Braun, who led the development of the Redstone missile, was a witness at the test aboard the USS Boxer.