Operation Charioteer

Operation Charioteer was a series of 18 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1985 and 1986. These tests followed the Grenadier series and preceded Operation Musketeer.

Read more about Operation Charioteer:  List of Individual Tests

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