Cannikin (1971)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 1971
gptkbp:depthOfBurial about 1,800 meters
gptkbp:environmentalImpact earthquakes and possible radioactive contamination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cannikin (1971)
gptkbp:largestUndergroundTestInUS true
gptkbp:location Amchitka Island, Alaska, United States
gptkbp:platform nuclear test
gptkbp:publicProtests significant
gptkbp:purpose test of the Spartan anti-ballistic missile warhead
gptkbp:relatedTo ABM Treaty debates
gptkbp:resultedIn surface deformation and creation of a subsidence crater
gptkbp:series gptkb:Operation_Grommet
gptkbp:type underground nuclear test
gptkbp:yield about 5 megatons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amchitka_Island,_Alaska
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6