Shot BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series, 18 April 1953. Technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6380883

Massie, J; Maag, C; Rohrer, S; Shepanek, R

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel in Shot BADGER, the sixth nuclear test in the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series. The test, conducted on 18 April 1953, involved military personnel in Exercise Desert Rock V, AFSWP, AFSWC, and AEC test activities. The largest activity was the 2d Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade maneuver involving 2,167 Marines.

• Research Organization: JRB Associates, Inc., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6380883
• Report Number(s): AD-A-121671/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIATION PROTECTION
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