Operation Guardian
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A series of sixteen nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
. This test series followed Tinderbox
and preceded Praetorian
. 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...
. This test series followed Tinderbox
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:...
and preceded Praetorian
Operation Praetorian
Operation Praetorian was a series of 22 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1981 and 1982. These tests followed the Guardian series and preceded Phalanx...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| DUCHESS | 24 October 1980 | <20 kilotons |
| MINERS IRON | 31 October | <20 kilotons |
| DAUPHIN | 14 November | <20 kilotons |
| SERPA | 17 December | 20-150 kilotons |
| BASEBALL | 15 January 1981 | 20-150 kilotons |
| CLAIRETTE | 5 February | <20 kilotons |
| SECO | 25 February | <20 kilotons |
| VIDE | 30 April | <20 kilotons |
| ALIGOTE | 29 May | <20 kilotons |
| HARZER | 6 June | 20-150 kilotons |
| NIZA | 10 July | <20 kilotons |
| PINEAU | 16 July | <20 kilotons |
| HAVARTI | 5 August | <20 kilotons |
| ISLAY | 27 August | <20 kilotons |
| TREBIANO | 4 September | <20 kilotons |
| CERNADA | 24 September | <20 kilotons |