Operation Cornerstone

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Operation Cornerstone[1] 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. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
DALHART October 13 <150 kilotons
MONAHANS A, B November 9 < 20 kilotons
KAWICH A-WHITE, B-BLUE December 9 < 20 kilotons
MISTY ECHO December 10 <150 kilotons
TEXARKANA February 10 20 to 150 kilotons
KAWICH-RED, -BLACK February 24 < 20 kilotons
INGOT March 9 20 to 150 kilotons
PALISADE 1, 2, 3 May 15 all 3 < 20 kilotons
TULIA May 26 < 20 kilotons
CONTACT June 22 20 to 150 kilotons
AMARILLO June 27 20 to 150 kilotons
DISKO ELM September 14 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

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