Operation Arbor

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Operation Arbor[1] was a series of 19 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1973 and 1974. These tests followed the Toggle series and preceded Bedrock. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
POLYGONUM October 2 < 20 kilotons
WALLER October 2 < 20 kilotons
HUSKY ACE October 12 < 20 kilotons
BERNAL November 28 < 20 kilotons
PAJARA December 12 < 20 kilotons
SEAFOAM December 13 < 20 kilotons
ELIDA December 19 < 20 kilotons
SPAR December 19 < 20 kilotons
PINEDROPS-SLOAT, -TAWNY, -BAYOU January 10 3×low
LATIR February 27 20 to 200 kilotons
HULSEA March 14 < 20 kilotons
SAPELLO April 12 < 20 kilotons
PORTRERO April 23 < 20 kilotons
PLOMO May 1 < 20 kilotons
JIB May 8 < 20 kilotons
GROVE May 22 < 20 kilotons
FALLON May 23 20 to 200 kilotons
JARA June 6 < 20 kilotons
MING BLADE June 19 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf