Operation Crosstie

Operation Crosstie was a series of thirty-three nuclear tests mostly conducted in Nevada during 1967 and 1968. These tests followed the Latchkey series and preceded Bowline. The blast designated Gasbuggy involved the simultaneous detonation of five nuclear devices to produce a ditch 855 feet long, 254 feet across and sixty-five feet deep. The individual tests of this series were:
Crosstie Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note
"Washer"10 August 1967Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons 
"Bourdeaux"18 August 1967Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons 
"Stanley"27 August 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 8 kilotons 
(Unknown)27 August 1967Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Door Mist"31 August 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 9 kilotons 
"Yard"7 September 1967Nevada Test Site<20 200 kilotons 
"Marvel"21 September 1967Nevada Test Site<2.2 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
"Zaza"27 September 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 170 kilotons 
"Lanpher"18 October 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 140 kilotons 
"Sazerac"25 October 1967Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons 
"Cobbler"8 November 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 7 kilotons 
"Gasbuggy"10 December 1967near Farmington, New Mexico29 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
"Stilt"15 December 1967Nevada Test Siteabout 2 kilotons 
"Hupmobile"18 January 1968Nevada Test Site7.4 kilotons 
"Staccato"19 January 1968Nevada Test Site20-200 kilotons 
"Faultless"19 January 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 200 kilotons 
"Cabriolet"26 January 1968Nevada Test Site2.3 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
(Unknown)18 January 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Dorsal FIn"29 February 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kilotons 
"Buggy"12 March 1968Nevada Test Site5.4 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
"Pommard"14 March 1968Nevada Test Site1.5 kilotons 
"Stinger"22 March 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 160 kilotons 
"Milk Shake"25 March 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 10 kilotons 
"Noor"10 April 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kilotons 
"Shuffle"18 April 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 25 kilotons 
"Scroll"23 April 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 6 kilotonsVela Uniform
"Boxcar"26 April 1968Nevada Test Site1.3 kilotons 
(Unknown)25 March 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Clarksmobil"17 May 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 15 kilotons 
"Tub"6 June 1968Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons 
"Rickey"15 June 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 300 kilotons 
"Chateaugay"28 June 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 50 kilotons 
Crosstie

 

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