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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- 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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