Operation Tinderbox

Operation Tinderbox<ref name=LT_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.

List of the nuclear tests

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Diagram of Huron King

United States' Tinderbox series tests and detonations

Name <ref group=note>The US, France and Great Britain have code-named their test events, while the USSR and China did not, and therefore have only test numbers (with some exceptions – Soviet peaceful explosions were named). Word translations into English in parentheses unless the name is a proper noun. A dash followed by a number indicates a member of a salvo event. The US also sometimes named the individual explosions in such a salvo test, which results in "name1 – 1(with name2)". If test is canceled or aborted, then the row data like date and location discloses the intended plans, where known.</ref>	Date time (UT)	Local time zone<ref group=note>To convert the UT time into standard local, add the number of hours in parentheses to the UT time; for local daylight saving time, add one additional hour. If the result is earlier than 00:00, add 24 hours and subtract 1 from the day; if it is 24:00 or later, subtract 24 hours and add 1 to the day. v</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Location<ref group=note>Rough place name and a latitude/longitude reference; for rocket-carried tests, the launch location is specified before the detonation location, if known. Some locations are extremely accurate; others (like airdrops and space blasts) may be quite inaccurate. "~" indicates a likely pro-forma rough location, shared with other tests in that same area.</ref>	Elevation + height <ref group=note>Elevation is the ground level at the point directly below the explosion relative to sea level; height is the additional distance added or subtracted by tower, balloon, shaft, tunnel, air drop or other contrivance. For rocket bursts the ground level is "N/A". In some cases it is not clear if the height is absolute or relative to ground, for example, Plumbbob/John. No number or units indicates the value is unknown, while "0" means zero. Sorting on this column is by elevation and height added together.</ref>	Delivery <ref group=note>Atmospheric, airdrop, balloon, gun, cruise missile, rocket, surface, tower, and barge are all disallowed by the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Sealed shaft and tunnel are underground, and remained useful under the PTBT. Intentional cratering tests are borderline; they occurred under the treaty, were sometimes protested, and generally overlooked if the test was declared to be a peaceful use.</ref> Purpose <ref group=note>Include weapons development, weapon effects, safety test, transport safety test, war, science, joint verification and industrial/peaceful, which may be further broken down.</ref>	Device<ref group=note>Designations for test items where known, "?" indicates some uncertainty about the preceding value, nicknames for particular devices in quotes. This category of information is often not officially disclosed.</ref>	Yield<ref group=note>Estimated energy yield in tons, kilotons, and megatons. A ton of TNT equivalent is defined as 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie).</ref>	Fallout<ref group=note>Radioactive emission to the atmosphere aside from prompt neutrons, where known. The measured species is only iodine-131 if mentioned, otherwise it is all species. No entry means unknown, probably none if underground and "all" if not; otherwise notation for whether measured on the site only or off the site, where known, and the measured amount of radioactivity released.</ref>	References	Notes
BackgammonTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:00:00.096	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3jh Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
AzulTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 18:00:00.09	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2em Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />	Destroyed the Anvil/Peninsula device that was damaged during placement.
TarkoTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:00:00.093	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2fd Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_57 /><ref name=LT_48 />
NorboTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:35:00.09	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U8c Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	I-131 venting detected, 0	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 />
LiptauerTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:00:00.089	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2eh Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
PyramidTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 20:00:00.089	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U7be Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_57 /><ref name=LT_158 />
CanfieldTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 18:46:30.092	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3kx Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
FloraTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 13:00:00.089	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3lg Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 />
KashTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 17:15:00.09	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U20af Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_48 />
Huron KingTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:10:00.07	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3ky Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapon effect		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_148 />	Radiation and EMP effects shot through a mockup DSCS satellite on the surface, which was then towed off the collapsing cap. Picture of the test chamber. It is still on the NE lip of the test's crater.
TafiTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 19:05:00.082	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U20ae Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_48 />
VerdelloTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 18:19:00.092	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3ku Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_57 /><ref name=LT_48 />
BonardaTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 14:45:00.094	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U3gv Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort		<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 />
RiolaTemplate:Anchor	Template:Dts 15:26:30.084	PST (–8 hrs)	NTS Area U2eq Template:Coord	Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert	underground shaft, weapons development		Template:Sort	Venting detected off site, Template:Convert	<ref name=LT_1 /><ref name=LT_34 /><ref name=LT_6 /><ref name=LT_150 /><ref name=LT_48 /><ref name=LT_158 />