Operation Tinderbox
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Operation Tinderbox[1] was a series of 14 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1979–1980 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Quicksilver series and preceded the Operation Guardian series.
List of the nuclear tests
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| Name [note 1] | Date time (UT) | Local time zone[note 2][2] | Location[note 3] | Elevation + height [note 4] | Delivery [note 5] Purpose [note 6] |
Device[note 7] | Yield[note 8] | Fallout[note 9] | References | Notes |
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Template:Sort | [1][3][4] | Destroyed the Anvil/Peninsula device that was damaged during placement. | ||
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Template:Sort | [1][3][4][9] | Radiation and EMP effects shot through a mockup DSCS satellite on the surface, which was then towed off the collapsing cap. Picture of the test chamber. It is still on the NE lip of the test's crater. | ||
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References
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