Operation Grenadier
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Operation Grenadier 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:
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
in 1984 and 1985. These tests followed the Fusileer
Operation Fusileer
Operation Fusileer was a series of 17 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1983 and 1984. These tests followed the Phalanx series and preceded Grenadier...
series and preceded Charioteer
Operation Charioteer
Operation Charioteer was a series of 18 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1985 and 1986. These tests followed the Grenadier series and preceded Operation Musketeer .-List of individual tests:...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| VERMEJO | October 2, 1984 | < 20 kilotons |
| VILLITA | November 10, 1984 | < 20 kilotons |
| EGMONT | December 9, 1984 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| TIERRA | December 15, 1984 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| MINERO | December 20, 1984 | < 20 kilotons |
| VAUGHN | March 15, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| COTTAGE | March 23, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| HERMOSA | April 2, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| MISTY RAIN | April 6, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |
| TOWANDA | May 2, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| SALUT | June 12, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| VILLE | June 12, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |
| MARIBO | June 26, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |
| SERENA | July 25, 1985 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| CEBRERO | August 14, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |
| CHAMITA | August 17, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |
| PONIL | September 27, 1985 | < 20 kilotons |