Operation Julin
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Operation Julin was a series of 8 underground nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
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 1991 and 1992. This test series followed the Sculpin
Operation Sculpin
Operation Sculpin was a series of 8 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1990 and 1991. These tests followed the Aqueduct series and preceded Julin...

 series and was the last nuclear test series conducted by the U.S. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Yield Notes
LUBBOCK October 18, 1991 20 to 150 kilotons
BRISTOL
Julin Bristol
Julin Bristol was the last British nuclear test, and took place at the Nevada Test Site on 26 November 1991. With a yield of less than 20 kilotons it may have been a proof test of some aspect of the British-designed warheads fitted to those Trident missiles in the British arsenal, possibly of a...

November 26, 1991 < 20 kilotons Last British test
JUNCTION March 26, 1992 20 to 150 kilotons
DIAMOND FORTUNE April 30, 1992 < 20 kilotons
VICTORIA June 19, 1992 < 20 kilotons
GALENA-YELLOW June 23, 1992 low Simultaneous, same hole
GALENA-ORANGE low
GALENA-GREEN low
HUNTERS TROPHY September 18, 1992 < 20 kilotons
DIVIDER September 23, 1992 < 20 kilotons Last U.S. nuclear test

Last test

As the series was the last conducted by the U.S., the last test in the series also became the last nuclear test conducted by the U.S. It was named "Divider" and took place on September 23, 1992. It was described as a "Test to ensure the safety of U.S. deterrent forces". U.S. President George Bush Sr. declared a testing moratorium October 1st 1992.
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