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Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of seven (six atmospheric, one cratering) nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States in late 1951 at the Nevada Test Site. Buster–Jangle was the first joint test program between the DOD (Operation Buster ) and Los Alamos National Laboratories (Operation Jangle ).
Operation Hardtack I was a series of 35 nuclear tests conducted by the United States from April 28 to August 18 in 1958 at the Pacific Proving Grounds. [1] [2]: 212 At the time of testing, the Operation Hardtack I test series included more nuclear detonations than the total of prior nuclear explosions in the Pacific Ocean.
Operation Project 58/58A [1] was a series of 4 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1957–1958 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Operation Plumbbob series and preceded the Operation Hardtack I series. All the tests in Project 58 were one-point safety tests. [2]
The Tumbler-Snapper detonations included some particularly fallout-heavy weapons. Of particular note is shot George, which contaminated more citizens than any other nuclear test in the United States. George alone accounted for some 7 percent of all population exposure to radiation during the 1,032 nuclear tests performed by the United States ...
The United States's Cresset nuclear test series [1] was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1977–1978. These tests [ note 1 ] followed the Operation Fulcrum series and preceded the Operation Quicksilver series.
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The United States's Phalanx nuclear test series [1] was a group of 18 nuclear tests conducted in 1982–1983. These tests [ note 1 ] followed the Operation Praetorian series and preceded the Operation Fusileer series.
The United States's Sculpin nuclear test series [1] was a group of 7 nuclear tests conducted between October 1990 and September 1991. These tests [ note 1 ] followed the Operation Aqueduct series and preceded the Operation Julin series.