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Operation Arbor
Information
Country United States
Test site Nevada Test Site
Period 1973–1974
Number of tests 19
Test type Underground
Max. yield 200 kilotons
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Operation Arbor[1] was a series of 19 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1973 and 1974. These tests followed the Toggle series and preceded Operation Bedrock.

Individual tests[]

Name Date Location Yield   Name Date Location Yield
POLYGONUM October 2, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   HULSEA March 14, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
WALLER October 2, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   SAPELLO April 12, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
HUSKY ACE October 12, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   PORTRERO April 23, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
BERNAL November 28, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   PLOMO May 1, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
PAJARA December 12, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   JIB May 8, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
SEAFOAM December 13, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   GROVE May 22, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
ELIDA December 19, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   FALLON May 23, 1974 Nevada Test Site 20 to 200 kilotons
SPAR December 19, 1973 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons   JARA June 6, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
PINEDROPS-SLOAT,
-TAWNY,
-BAYOU
January 10, 1974 Nevada Test Site 3×low   MING BLADE June 19, 1974 Nevada Test Site < 20 kilotons
LATIR February 27, 1974 Nevada Test Site 20 to 200 kilotons

References[]

  1. U.S. Department of Energy. "United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992." DOE/NV 209, REV 15, December 2000.
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