Operation Tinderbox
Operation Tinderbox 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 79 | <20 kilotons
|
| AZUL | 14 December | <20 kilotons
|
| TARKO | 28 February 80 | <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
|