History records two military operations named Operation Guardian:
- The 1948 British-backed attempt to spark an anti-Communist civil war in Yugoslavia. Although thousands of Croats had been trained in Italy and Germany for the task, the shadow army melted away after returning to Yugoslavia. See also: Operation Keelhaul.
- A series of sixteen nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site. This test series followed Tinderbox and preceded Praetorian. The individual blasts were:
| Name |
Date |
Size |
| DUCHESS |
24 October 1980 |
<20 kilotons |
| MINERS IRON |
31 October |
<20 kilotons |
| DAUPHIN |
14 November |
<20 kilotons |
| SERPA |
17 December |
20-150 kilotons |
| BASEBALL |
15 January 1981 |
20-150 kilotons |
| CLAIRETTE |
5 February |
<20 kilotons |
| SECO |
25 February |
<20 kilotons |
| VIDE |
30 April |
<20 kilotons |
| ALIGOTE |
29 May |
<20 kilotons |
| HARZER |
6 June |
20-150 kilotons |
| NIZA |
10 July |
<20 kilotons |
| PINEAU |
16 July |
<20 kilotons |
| HAVARTI |
5 August |
<20 kilotons |
| ISLAY |
27 August |
<20 kilotons |
| TREBIANO |
4 September |
<20 kilotons |
| CERNADA |
24 September |
<20 kilotons |
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