Operation Praetorian

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Operation Praetorian[1] 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
PALIZA October 1, 1981 20-150 kilotons
TILCI November 11 20-150 kilotons
ROUSANNE November 12 20-150 kilotons
AKAVI December 3 20-150 kilotons
CABOC December 16 <20 kilotons
JOMADA January 28, 1982 139 kilotons
MOLBO February 12 20-150 kilotons
HOSTA February 12 20-150 kilotons
TENAJA April 17 <20 kilotons
GIBNE April 25 20-150 kilotons
KRYDDOST May 6 <20 kilotons
BOUSCHET May 7 20-150 kilotons
KESTI June 16 <20 kilotons
NEBBIOLO June 24 20-150 kilotons
MONTEREY July 29 20-150 kilotons
ATRISCO August 5 138 kilotons
QUESO August 11 <20 kilotons
CERRO September 2 <20 kilotons
HURON LANDING

(simultaneous with DIAMOND ACE)

September 23 <20 kilotons
DIAMOND ACE

(simultaneous with HURON LANDING)

September 23 <20 kilotons
FRISCO September 23 20-150 kilotons
BORREGO September 29 <150 kilotons

[edit] References

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