Operation crosstie
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Nuclear test Operation crosstie
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| nation |
 United States
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| Test location |
Nevada Test Site / Farmington, New Mexico |
| Period | 1967-1968 |
| Number of tests | 48 |
| Test type | Underground tests |
| Max. Explosive force | 20-200 kT |
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| Previous test | Operation latchkey |
| Next test | Operation Bowline |
The operation crosstie was a series of 48 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1967 and 1968 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted. Only the gas buggy test took place in Farmington, New Mexico .
The individual tests of the Crosstie series
| # | bomb | Date / Time ( GMT ) |
Proving Ground | Test type | Explosive power | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vito | July 14, 1967 1:30 p.m. |
Area 10ab | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 2 | Stanley | July 27, 1967 1:00 p.m. |
Area 10q | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 3 | Gibson | August 4, 1967 2:00 p.m. |
Area 3ew | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 4th | Washer | August 10, 1967 2:10 p.m. |
Area 10r | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 5 | Bordeaux | August 18, 1967 8:12 pm |
Area 3dr | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 6th | Lexington | August 24, 1967 1:30 p.m. |
Area 2bm | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 7th | Door crap | August 31, 1967 4:30 p.m. |
Area 12g.07 | tunnel | <20 kT | |
| 8th | yard | September 7, 1967 1:45 p.m. |
Area 10af | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 9 | Gilroy | September 15, 1967 5:30 p.m. |
Area 3ex | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 10 | Marvel | September 21, 1967 8:45 p.m. |
Area 10ds1 | Manhole | 2.2 kT | Test as part of Operation Plowshare |
| 11 | Zaza | September 27, 1967 5:00 p.m. |
Area 4c | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 12 | Lanpher | October 18, 1967 2:30 p.m. |
Area 2x | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 13 | Sazerac | October 25, 1967 2:30 p.m. |
Area 3fa | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 14th | cognac | October 25, 1967 2:30 p.m. |
Area 3fm | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 15th | Worth | October 25, 1967 2:45 p.m. |
Area 10ag | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 16 | cobbler | November 8, 1967 3:00 p.m. |
Area 7u | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 17th | polka | December 6, 1967 1:00 p.m. |
Area 10ai | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 18th | Gas buggy | December 10, 1967 7:30 p.m. |
Farmington | Manhole | 29 kT | Test as part of Operation Plowshare |
| 19th | Style | December 15, 1967 3:00 p.m. |
Area 3fh | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 20th | Hupmobile | January 18, 1968 4:30 p.m. |
Area 2y | Manhole | 7.4 kT | |
| 21st | Staccato | January 19, 1968 3:00 p.m. |
Area 10ah | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 22nd | Faultless | January 19, 1968 6:15 pm |
Manhole | 200 to 1000 kT | ||
| 23 | Brush | January 24, 1968 3:00 p.m. |
Area 3eq | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 24 | Cabriolet | January 26, 1968 4:00 p.m. |
Area 20l | crater | 2.3 kT | Test as part of Operation Plowshare |
| 25th | Mallet | January 31, 1968 3:30 p.m. |
Area 3fv | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 26th | Knox | February 21, 1968 3:30 p.m. |
Area 2at | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 27 | Torch | February 21, 1968 3:00 p.m. |
Area 3fj | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 28 | Dorsal fin | February 29, 1968 5:08 pm |
Area 12e.10 | tunnel | <20 kT | |
| 29 | Russet | March 5, 1968 3:30 p.m. |
Area 6a | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 30th | Buggy-A Buggy-B Buggy-C Buggy-D Buggy-E |
March 12, 1968 5:04 p.m. |
Area 30a Area 30b Area 30c Area 30d Area 30e |
Shaft shaft shaft shaft shaft |
1.08 kT 1.08 kT 1.08 kT 1.08 kT 1.08 kT |
Simultaneous detonation of five different bombs in five shafts, test as part of Operation Plowshare |
| 31 | Pommard | March 14, 1968 3:19 p.m. |
Area 3ee | Manhole | 1.5 kT | |
| 32 | Stinger | March 22, 1968 3:00 p.m. |
Area 19l | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 33 | Milk shake | March 25, 1968 6:44 pm |
Area 5k | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 34 | Bevel | April 4, 1968 3:02 pm |
Area 3fu | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 35 | Noor Throw |
April 10, 1968 2 p.m. |
Area 2be Area 2bg |
Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts |
| 36 | shuffle | April 18, 1968 2:05 pm |
Area 10t | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 37 | Scroll | April 23, 1968 5:01 pm |
Area 19n | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 38 | Boxcar | April 26, 1968 3:00 p.m. |
Area 20i | Manhole | 1.3 Mt | |
| 39 | Hatchet | May 3, 1968 4:00 p.m. |
Area 3fz | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 40 | Crock | May 8, 1968 2:10 p.m. |
Area 10ak | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 41 | Clarksmobile | May 17, 1968 1 p.m. |
Area 2as | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 42 | Adze | May 28, 1968 2:45 p.m. |
Area 3fw | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 43 | Wembley | June 5, 1968 2:21 pm |
Area 3ey | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 44 | Tub-A Tub-B Tub-C Tub-D Tub-F |
June 6, 1968 9:30 p.m. |
Area 10ajc Area 10ajb Area 10ajf Area 10ajd Area 10aja |
Shaft shaft shaft shaft shaft |
<20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT |
Simultaneous ignition of five different bombs in five shafts |
| 45 | Rickey | June 15, 1968 1:59 pm |
Area 19c | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT | |
| 46 | Funnel | June 25, 1968 3:30 p.m. |
Area 3ga | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 47 | Seville | June 25, 1968 3:30 p.m. |
Area 3fk | Manhole | <20 kT | |
| 48 | Chateaugay | June 28, 1968 12:22 p.m. |
Area 20t | Manhole | 20 to 200 kT |
- United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (PDF file; 877 kB) of the US Department of Energy (English)
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