Operation Musketeer (Nuclear test)
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Operation Musketeer was a series of 15 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
in 1986 and 1987. These tests followed the Charioteer
series and preceded Touchstone
. 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 1986 and 1987. These tests followed the 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:...
series and preceded Touchstone
Operation Touchstone
Operation Touchstone was a series of 14 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1987 and 1988. These tests followed the Musketeer series and preceded Cornerstone...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| BELMONT | October 16 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| GASCON | November 14 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| BODIE | December 13 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| HAZEBROOK-EMERALD(GREEN), -CHECKERBERRY(RED), -APRICOT(ORANGE) | February 3 | all 3 < 20 kilotons |
| TORNERO | February 11 | < 20 kilotons |
| MIDDLE NOTE | March 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| DELAMAR | April 18 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| PRESIDIO | April 22 | < 20 kilotons |
| HARDIN | April 30 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| BRIE | June 18 | < 20 kilotons |
| MISSION GHOST | June 20 | < 20 kilotons |
| PANCHUELA | June 30 | < 20 kilotons |
| MIDLAND | July 16 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| TAHOKA | August 13 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| LOCKNEY | September 24 | 20 to 150 kilotons |