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Shots ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE, and DOG : the first tests of the TUMBLER-SNAPPER series, 1 April - 1 May 1952 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
United States. Defense Nuclear Agency, issuing agency.
United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review
JRB Associates
Series:
DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6020F.
DNA ; 6020F
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nuclear weapons--Testing.
Nuclear weapons.
Atomic bomb--Nevada--Testing.
Atomic bomb.
Radioactive fallout--Nevada.
Radioactive fallout.
Radiation--Safety measures.
Radiation.
Nevada National Security Site (Nev.).
Radiation Protection.
Atomic bomb--Testing.
Nevada.
Medical Subjects:
Radiation Protection.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations.
Distribution:
Springfield, Va.: For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
Other Title:
First tests of the TUMBLER-SNAPPER series, 1 April - 1 May 1952
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1982.
Summary:
This report describes the activities of DoD personnel, both civilian and military, in Shots ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE, and DOG, the first Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER shots, conducted from 1 April to 1 May 1952. These tests involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock IV, AFSWP, AFSWC, and an AEC nuclear weapons development laboratory. Radiological safety activities at each shot are also described.
Contents:
Preface. pp. 1.
List of illustrations. pp. 7.
List of tables. pp. 9.
List of abbreviations and acronyms. pp. 10.
Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 11.
Chapter 2. Shot ABLE. pp. 21.
Chapter 3. Shot BAKER. pp. 50.
Chapter 4. Shot CHARLIE. pp. 87.
Chapter 5. Shot DOG. pp. 144.
Reference list. pp. 199.
Notes:
"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Test, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
"Performing organization ... JRB Associates"--Report documentation page.
"15 June 1982."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212).
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 13, 2024).
Other Format:
Print version: Shots ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE, and DOG.
OCLC:
777096102

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