Operation Tinderbox

Operation Tinderbox
Huron King test chamber.
Information
Country	United States
Test site	Nevada Test Site
Period	1979-1980
Number of tests	15
Test type	Underground
Navigation
Previous test	Quicksilver
Next test	Guardian

Operation Tinderbox^[1] was a series of fifteen nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1979 and 1980. These tests followed the Quicksilver series and preceded Guardian. The individual blasts were:

Name	Date	Size
BACKGAMMON	29 November 1979	<20 kilotons
AZUL	14 December	<20 kilotons
TARKO	28 February 1980	<20 kilotons
NORBO	8 March	<20 kilotons
LIPTAUER	3 April	20-150 kilotons
PYRAMID	16 April	20-150 kilotons
COLWICK	26 April	20-150 kilotons
CANFIELD	2 May	<20 kilotons
FLORA	22 May	<20 kilotons
KASH	12 June	20-150 kilotons
HURON KING	24 June	<20 kilotons
TAFI	25 July	20-150 kilotons
VERDELLO	31 July	<20 kilotons
BONARDA	25 September	20-150 kilotons
RIOLA	25 September	<20 kilotons

References

1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf