- Operation Cornerstone
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Operation Cornerstone Country United States Test site Nevada Test Site Period 1988-1989 Number of tests 12 Test type Underground Navigation Previous test Touchstone Next test Aqueduct Operation Cornerstone[1] was a series of 12 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1988 and 1989. These tests followed the Touchstone series and preceded Aqueduct. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size DALHART October 13 <150 kilotons MONAHANS A, B November 9 < 20 kilotons KAWICH A-WHITE, B-BLUE December 9 < 20 kilotons MISTY ECHO December 10 <150 kilotons TEXARKANA February 10 20 to 150 kilotons KAWICH-RED, -BLACK February 24 < 20 kilotons INGOT March 9 20 to 150 kilotons PALISADE 1, 2, 3 May 15 all 3 < 20 kilotons TULIA May 26 < 20 kilotons CONTACT June 22 20 to 150 kilotons AMARILLO June 27 20 to 150 kilotons DISKO ELM September 14 < 20 kilotons References
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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