Operation Grenadier[1] was a series of 17 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1984 and 1985. These tests followed the Fusileer series and preceded Charioteer. The individual blasts were:
| Name |
Date |
Size |
| VERMEJO |
October 2 |
< 20 kilotons |
| VILLITA |
November 10 |
< 20 kilotons |
| EGMONT |
December 9 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| TIERRA |
December 15 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| MINERO |
December 20 |
< 20 kilotons |
| VAUGHN |
March 15 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| COTTAGE |
March 23 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| HERMOSA |
April 2 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| MISTY RAIN |
April 6 |
< 20 kilotons |
| TOWANDA |
May 2 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| SALUT |
June 12 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| VILLE |
June 12 |
< 20 kilotons |
| MARIBO |
June 26 |
< 20 kilotons |
| SERENA |
July 25 |
20 to 150 kilotons |
| CEBRERO |
August 14 |
< 20 kilotons |
| CHAMITA |
August 17 |
< 20 kilotons |
| PONIL |
September 27 |
< 20 kilotons |
References
- ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf
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