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Operation Touchstone Country 
United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site Period 1987-1988 Number of tests 14 Test type Underground Navigation Previous test Musketeer Next test Operation Cornerstone Operation Touchstone[1] was a series of 14 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1987 and 1988. These tests followed the Musketeer series and preceded Cornerstone. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size BORATE October 23, 1987 20 to 150 kilotons WACO December 1, 1987 < 20 kilotons MISSION CYBER December 2, 1987 < 20 kilotons KERNVILLE February 15, 1988 20 to 150 kilotons ABILENE April 7, 1988 < 20 kilotons SCHELLBOURNE May 13, 1988 <150 kilotons LAREDO May 21, 1988 <150 kilotons COMSTOCK June 2, 1988 <150 kilotons RHYOLITE June 22, 1988 <150 kilotons NIGHTINGALE June 22, 1988 <150 kilotons ALAMO July 7, 1988 <150 kilotons KEARSARGE August 17, 1988 100 to 150 kilotons HARLINGEN A, B August 23, 1988 < 20 kilotons BULLFROG August 30, 1988 <150 kilotons References
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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