Operation phalanx

Nuclear test Operation phalanx
nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site
Period	1982-1983
Number of tests	19th
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	20-150 kT
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The Operation Phalanx was a series of 19 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1982 and 1983 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted.

The individual tests of the Phalanx series

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Seyval	November 12, 1982 7:17 pm	Area 3lm	Manhole	<20 kT
2	Manteca	December 10, 1982 3:20 pm	Area 4al	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
3	Coalora	February 11, 1983 4:00 p.m.	Area 3lo	Manhole	<20 kT
4th	Cheedam	February 17, 1983 5:00 p.m.	Area 2et	Manhole	<20 kT
5	Cabra	March 26, 1983 8:20 pm	Area 20aj	Manhole	20 to 150 kT
6th	Turquoise	April 14, 1983 7:05 pm	Area 7bu	Manhole	<150 kT
7th	armada	April 22, 1983 1:53 p.m.	Area 9cs	Manhole	<20 kT
8th	Crowdie	May 5, 1983 3:20 pm	Area 2fe	Manhole	<20 kT
9	Mini jade	May 26, 1983 2:30 p.m.	Area 12n.12	tunnel	<20 kT
10	Fahada	May 26, 1983 3:00 p.m.	Area 7bh	Manhole	<20 kT
11	Danablu	June 9, 1983 5:10 p.m.	Area 2eu	Manhole	<20 kT
12	Laban	August 3, 1983 1:33 p.m.	Area 2ff	Manhole	<20 kT
13	Sabado	August 11, 1983 2:00 p.m.	Area 3lc	Manhole	<20 kT
14th	Jarlsberg	August 27, 1983 2:00 p.m.	Area 10 approx	Manhole	<20 kT
15th	Chancellor	September 1, 1983 2:00 p.m.	Area 19ad	Manhole	143 kT
16	Tomme / Midnight Zephyr	September 21, 1983 3:00 p.m.	Area 12n.18	tunnel	<20 kT
17th	Branco Branco-Herkimer	September 21, 1983 4:25 pm	Area 2ew Area 2ew	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of various bombs in one shaft
18th	Techado	September 22, 1983 3:00 p.m.	Area 4o	Manhole	<150 kT
19th	Navata	September 29, 1983 3:00 p.m.	Area 3lb	Manhole	<20 kT

Web links

• United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (PDF file; 877 kB) of the US Department of Energy (English)