Operation Anvil (Nuclear test)
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Operation Anvil was a series of 21 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
in 1975 and 1976. These tests followed the Bedrock
series and preceded Fulcrum
.
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
in 1975 and 1976. These tests followed the Bedrock
Operation Bedrock
Operation Bedrock was a series of 27 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1974 and 1975. These tests followed the Arbor series and preceded Anvil.-List of individual tests:...
series and preceded Fulcrum
Operation Fulcrum
Operation Fulcrum was a series of 21 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1976 and 1977. These tests followed the Anvil series and preceded Cresset...
.
Individual Tests
| Name | Date | Location | Yield | Name | Date | Location | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH | September 6, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | CHESHIRE | February 14, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to .5 mt | |
| HUSKY PUP | October 24, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | SHALLOWS | February 26, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| KASSERI | October 28, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | ESTUARY | March 9, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to .5 mt | |
| DECK | November 18, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | COLBY | March 14, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .5 to 1 mt | |
| INLET | November 20, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | POOL | March 17, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to .5 mt | |
| LEYDEN | November 26, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | STRAIT | March 17, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to .5 mt | |
| CHIBERTA | December 20, 1975 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | MIGHTY EPIC | May 12, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| MUENSTER | January 3, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt | RIVOLI | May 20, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | < 20 kilotons | |
| KEELSON | February 4, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | BILLET | July 27, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | |
| ESROM | February 4, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 200 kilotons | BANON | August 26, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | 20 to 150 kilotons | |
| FONTINA | February 12, 1976 | Nevada Test Site | .2 to 1 mt |