Castle Bravo nuclear test

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:affectedPopulation Marshall Islands residents
crew of Daigo Fukuryu Maru
gptkbp:casualties radiation sickness among exposed populations
gptkbp:codename gptkb:seafood
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1954-03-01
gptkbp:deviceFuel lithium deuteride
gptkbp:environmentalImpact long-term contamination of Bikini Atoll
gptkbp:fallout widespread radioactive contamination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castle Bravo nuclear test
gptkbp:legacy influenced nuclear test ban discussions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bikini_Atoll
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Operation_Castle
gptkbp:platform nuclear test
gptkbp:purpose test dry fuel thermonuclear device
gptkbp:relatedTo nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific
Daigo Fukuryu Maru incident
Marshall Islands nuclear issues
gptkbp:resultedIn increased awareness of nuclear fallout
international controversy
gptkbp:series gptkb:Operation_Castle
gptkbp:significance largest nuclear test conducted by the United States
gptkbp:testNumberInSeries first test of Operation Castle
gptkbp:type surface burst
gptkbp:unexpectedEffect contaminated inhabited atolls
exposed Japanese fishermen to radiation
gptkbp:unexpectedResult yield much higher than predicted
gptkbp:yield 15 megatons TNT
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ailinginae_Atoll
gptkb:Lucky_Dragon_No._5_incident
gptkb:Rongelap
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission_(U.S.)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7