Operation Anvil (nuclear test)

Operation Anvil
Husky Pup test chamber 1.
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 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
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