Castle Bravo test

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Japanese_fishing_boat_Lucky_Dragon_No._5
gptkb:Rongelap_Atoll
gptkb:Utirik_Atoll
gptkbp:cause evacuation of Marshallese residents
illness and death from radiation exposure
widespread contamination
gptkbp:codename gptkb:seafood
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1954-03-01
gptkbp:detonatedAt gptkb:Bikini_Atoll,_Marshall_Islands
gptkbp:deviceDesign dry fuel thermonuclear bomb
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Castle_Romeo_test
gptkbp:fuelType lithium deuteride
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castle Bravo test
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bikini_Atoll
gptkbp:notableFor prompted changes in nuclear test safety protocols
largest accidental radiological contamination caused by US
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Operation_Castle
gptkbp:platform nuclear test
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Ivy_Mike_test
gptkbp:resultedIn radioactive fallout
unexpectedly high yield
gptkbp:series gptkb:Operation_Castle
gptkbp:significance largest nuclear device detonated by the US
led to international concern over nuclear fallout
gptkbp:unexpectedOutcome yield was about 2.5 times greater than predicted
gptkbp:yield 15 megatons TNT
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ivy_Mike_hydrogen_bomb_test
gptkb:Ivy_Mike_test
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5