Operation Cresset
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Operation Cresset was a series of 23 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site
in 1977 and 1978. These tests followed the Fulcrum
series and preceded Quicksilver
. The individual blasts were:
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 1977 and 1978. These tests followed the 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...
series and preceded Quicksilver
Operation Quicksilver (1978)
Operation Quicksilver was a nuclear test series of eighteen blasts conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1978 and 1979. This preceded Tinderbox, and followed Cresset. The individual tests were:...
. The individual blasts were:
| Name | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|
| BOBSTAY | October 26 | < 20 kilotons |
| HYBLA GOLD | November 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| SANDREEF | November 9 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| SEAMOUNT | November 17 | < 20 kilotons |
| FARALLONES | December 14 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| RIB | December 14 | < 20 kilotons |
| CAMPOS | February 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| REBLOCHON | February 23 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| KARAB | March 16 | < 20 kilotons |
| ICEBERG | March 23 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| TOPMAST | March 23 | < 20 kilotons |
| BACKBEACH | April 11 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| FONDUTTA | April 11 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| ASCO | April 25 | < 20 kilotons |
| TRANSOM | May 10 | 0.0 kilotons |
| JACKPOTS | June 1 | < 20 kilotons |
| SATZ | July 7 | < 20 kilotons |
| LOWBALL | July 12 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| PANIR | August 31 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| DIABLO HAWK | September 13 | < 20 kilotons |
| DRAUGHTS | September 27 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| RUMMY | September 27 | 20 to 150 kilotons |
| CREMINO, CREMINO-CAERPHILLY | September 27 | < 20 kilotons |