Operation Fusileer
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Operation Fusileer was a series of 17 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
in 1983 and 1984. These tests followed the Phalanx
series and preceded Grenadier
. The individual blasts were:
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 1983 and 1984. These tests followed the Phalanx
Operation Phalanx
Operation Phalanx 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...
series and preceded Grenadier
Operation Grenadier
Operation Grenadier was a series of 17 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1984 and 1985. These tests followed the Fusileer series and preceded Charioteer...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| MUGGINS | December 9 1983 | < 20 kilotons |
| ROMANO | December 16 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| GORBEA | January 31 1984 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| MIDAS MYTH/MILAGRO | February 15 | < 20 kilotons |
| TORTUGAS | March 1 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| AGRINI | March 31 | < 20 kilotons |
| MUNDO | May 1 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| ORKNEY | May 2 | < 20 kilotons |
| BELLOW | May 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| CAPROCK | May 31 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| DUORO | June 20 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| NORMANNA | July 12 | < 20 kilotons |
| KAPPELI | July 25 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| CORREO | August 2 | < 20 kilotons |
| DOLCETTO | August 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| WEXFORD | August 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| BRETON | September 13 | 20 to 150 kilotons |