Operation Tinderbox

Tinderbox
Huron King test chamber
Information
CountryUnited States
Test site
  • NTS Area 19, 20, Pahute Mesa
  • NTS, Areas 1–4, 6–10, Yucca Flat
Period1979–1980
Number of tests14
Test typeunderground shaft
Max. yield140 kilotonnes of TNT (590 TJ)
Test series chronology
Map all coordinates in "Operation Tinderbox" using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Operation Tinderbox[1] was a series of 14 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1979–1980 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Quicksilver series and preceded the Operation Guardian series.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LT_1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).