Operation Aqueduct
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Operation Aqueduct was a series of 11 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
in 1989 and 1990. These tests followed the Cornerstone
series and preceded Sculpin
.
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
in 1989 and 1990. These tests followed the Cornerstone
Operation Cornerstone
Operation Cornerstone 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...
series and preceded Sculpin
Operation Sculpin
Operation Sculpin was a series of 8 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1990 and 1991. These tests followed the Aqueduct series and preceded Julin...
.
Individual Tests
| Name | Date | Location | Yield | Name | Date | Location | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORNITOS | October 31, 1989 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | BULLION | June 13, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | |
| MULESHOE | November 15, 1989 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | AUSTIN | June 21, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| BARNWELL | December 8, 1989 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | MINERAL QUARRY, RANDSBURG | July 25, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| WHITEFACE A, B | December 20, 1989 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |||||
| METROPOLIS | March 10, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | SUNDOWN A, B | September 20, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| BOWIE | April 6, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | LEDOUX | September 27, 1990 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons |