Operation Quicksilver [1] (United States , 1978 - 1979) was a nuclear test series of eighteen blasts conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1978 and 1979. This preceded Tinderbox , and followed Cresset . The individual tests were:
Name
Date
Size
Emmenthal
2 November 1978
<20 kilotons
Quargel
18 November
20-150 kilotons
Concentration
1 December
<20 kilotons
Farm
16 December
20-150 kilotons
Baccarat
24 January 1979
<20 kilotons
Quinella
8 February
20-150 kilotons
Kloster
15 February
20-150 kilotons
Memory
14 March
<20 kilotons
Freezeout
11 May
<20 kilotons
Pepato
11 June
20-150 kilotons
Chess
20 June
<20 kilotons
Fajy
28 June
20-150 kilotons
Burzet
3 August
20-150 kilotons
Offshore
8 August
20-150 kilotons
Nessel
29 August
20-150 kilotons
Hearts
6 September
20-150 kilotons
Pera
8 September
<20 kilotons
Sheepshead
26 September
20-150 kilotons
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