Castle Bravo nuclear test

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Castle_Bravo_nuclear_test

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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	gptkb: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:Lucky_Dragon_No._5_incident gptkb:Rongelap gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission_(U.S.)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Castle Bravo nuclear test