- Operation Phalanx
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Operation Phalanx Country 
United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site Period 1982-1983 Number of tests 19 Test type Underground Navigation Previous test Praetorian Next test Fusileer Operation Phalanx[1] was a series of 19 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1982 and 1983. These tests followed the Praetorian series and preceded Fusileer. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size SEYVAL November 12 < 20 kilotons MANTECA December 10 20 to 150 kilotons COALORA February 11 < 20 kilotons CHEEDAM February 17 < 20 kilotons CABRA March 26 20 to 150 kilotons TURQUOISE April 14 <150 kilotons ARMADA April 22 < 20 kilotons CROWDIE May 5 < 20 kilotons MINI JADE May 26 < 20 kilotons FAHADA May 26 < 20 kilotons DANABLU June 9 < 20 kilotons LABAN August 3 < 20 kilotons SABADO August 11 < 20 kilotons JARLSBERG August 27 < 20 kilotons CHANCELLOR September 1 143 kilotons TOMME/MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR September 21 < 20 kilotons BRANCO, BRANCO-HERKIMER September 21 < 20 kilotons TECHADO September 22 <150 kilotons NAVATA September 29 < 20 kilotons References
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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