- Operation Praetorian
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Operation Praetorian Country 
United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site Period 1981-1982 Number of tests 22 Test type Underground Navigation Previous test Guardian Next test Phalanx Operation Praetorian[1] was a series of 22 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1981 and 1982. These tests followed the Guardian series and preceded Phalanx. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size PALIZA October 1, 1981 20-150 kilotons TILCI November 11 20-150 kilotons ROUSANNE November 12 20-150 kilotons AKAVI December 3 20-150 kilotons CABOC December 16 <20 kilotons JOMADA January 28, 1982 139 kilotons MOLBO February 12 20-150 kilotons HOSTA February 12 20-150 kilotons TENAJA April 17 <20 kilotons GIBNE April 25 20-150 kilotons KRYDDOST May 6 <20 kilotons BOUSCHET May 7 20-150 kilotons KESTI June 16 <20 kilotons NEBBIOLO June 24 20-150 kilotons MONTEREY July 29 20-150 kilotons ATRISCO August 5 138 kilotons QUESO August 11 <20 kilotons CERRO September 2 <20 kilotons HURON LANDING
(simultaneous with DIAMOND ACE)
September 23 <20 kilotons DIAMOND ACE
(simultaneous with HURON LANDING)
September 23 <20 kilotons FRISCO September 23 20-150 kilotons BORREGO September 29 <150 kilotons References
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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