Operation Buster–Jangle

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Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at the Nevada Test Site to study weapon effects and military tactics in a nuclear battlefield environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation
nuclear test series
codenameComponent Buster
Jangle
country United States
endDate 1951-11-29
era early Cold War
includesTest Able (Buster–Jangle)
Baker (Buster–Jangle)
Charlie (Buster–Jangle)
Dog (Buster–Jangle)
Easy (Buster–Jangle)
Sugar (Buster–Jangle)
Uncle (Buster–Jangle)
involvedTroopExercises yes
location Nevada Test Site
militaryParticipants U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
notableTest Buster–Jangle Uncle
numberOfTests 7
operator United States Atomic Energy Commission
United States Department of Defense
partOf United States nuclear weapons testing program
predecessor Operation Greenhouse
primaryFocus radiation exposure of troops in field conditions
weapon effects on military equipment
purpose develop military tactics for nuclear battlefield
study nuclear weapon effects
relatedProgram Operation Desert Rock I
Operation Desert Rock II
Operation Desert Rock III
safetyStandards 1950s U.S. nuclear test protocols
startDate 1951-10-22
successor Operation Tumbler–Snapper
testEnvironment desert
testSiteArea Nevada Test Site Area 1
Nevada Test Site Area 10
Nevada Test Site Area 2
Nevada Test Site Area 3
Nevada Test Site Area 7
Nevada Test Site Area 9
testSiteCountry United States
testSiteRegion Nevada
testType atmospheric nuclear test
UncleSignificance first U.S. underground nuclear test
UncleTestType underground nuclear test
UncleYield 1.2 kilotons of TNT
year 1951

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United States nuclear weapons testing hasPart Operation Buster–Jangle
Operation Greenhouse followedBy Operation Buster–Jangle
Operation Tumbler–Snapper precededBy Operation Buster–Jangle