Operation Anvil | |
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Information | |
Country | United States |
Test site | Nevada Test Site |
Period | 1975–1976 |
Number of tests | 21 |
Test type | Underground |
Max. yield | 1 Megaton |
Navigation | |
Previous test | Operation Bedrock |
Next test | Operation Fulcrum |
Operation Anvil[1] 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. Most of the tests were named after bodies of water, parts of boats, or types of cheese.
Individual Tests[]
Name | Date | Location | Yield | Name | Date | Location | Yield | |
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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 |
References[]
- ↑ U.S. Department of Energy. "United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992." DOE/NV 209, REV 15, December 2000.
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