{{Short description|1961 weapons test in Reggane, French Algeria}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox nuclear weapons test | name = ''Gerboise Rouge'' | image = | image_size = | map_type = Algeria | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of the test site | map_size = | map_dot_label = | map_dot_mark = | relief = | alt = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|France|1794}} France | test_series = Reggane series | test_site = Reggane, French Algeria | coordinates = {{coord|26|21|13|N|0|07|25|W|region:DZ}} | date = {{Start date and age|1960|12|27|df=y}} | test_type = Atmospheric | test_altitude = 50 m | device_type = A-bomb | yield = | summary = | previous_test = ''Gerboise Blanche'' | next_test = ''Gerboise Verte'' }} '''''Gerboise Rouge''''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɛʁbwaz ʁuʒ}}; {{literally|Red Jerboa}}) is the codename for a French nuclear test conducted on {{Date|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.<ref>[http://www.ina.fr/video/CAF97017812 APRES L'EXPLOSION AU SAHARA DE GERBOISE ROUGE - Vidéo Ina.fr]</ref>
== Location == ''Gerboise Rouge'' was conducted at {{coord|26|21|13|N|0|07|25|W|region:DZ}}.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|language=en|page=7|title=Radiological Conditions at the Former French Nuclear Test Sites in Algeria: Preliminary Assessment and Recommendations|journal=Radiological Assessment Reports Series|volume=STI/PUB/1215|year=2005|place=Vienne|publisher=International Atomic Energy Agency|isbn=92-0-113304-9|url=https://www.iaea.org/publications/7174/radiological-conditions-at-the-former-french-nuclear-test-sites-in-algeria-preliminary-assessment-and-recommendations}}</ref> thumb|300x300px|Synthesis of the aerial nuclear tests at the CSEM<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{reflist}} {{Nuclear weapons tests of France}} Category:December 1960 in France Category:1960 in Algeria Category:French nuclear testing in Algeria Category:1960 in the Algerian War Category:Algeria–France military relations Category:1960 in science Category:1960 in military history Category:1960 in politics Category:December 1960 in Africa