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 |
References
- ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf
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