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Operation Tinderbox - Definition and Overview |
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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:
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| BACKGAMMON | 29 November 79 | <20 kilotons
| | AZUL | 14 December | <20 kilotons
| | TARKO | 28 February 80 | <20 kilotons
| | NORBO | 8 March | <20 kilotons
| | LIPTAUER | 3 April | 20-150 kilotons
| | PYRAMID | 16 April | 20-150 kilotons
| | COLWICK | 26 April | 20-150 kilotons
| | CANFIELD | 2 May | <20 kilotons
| | FLORA | 22 May | <20 kilotons
| | KASH | 12 June | 20-150 kilotons
| | HURON KING | 24 June | <20 kilotons
| | TAFI | 25 July | 20-150 kilotons
| | VERDELLO | 31 July | <20 kilotons
| | BONARDA | 25 September | 20-150 kilotons
| | RIOLA | 25 September | <20 kilotons
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