Milrow

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Milrow was a 1969 underground U.S. nuclear test conducted on Amchitka Island in Alaska as part of the Cold War weapons testing program.

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instanceOf U.S. nuclear weapons test
underground nuclear test
associatedWith environmental concerns in Alaska
seismic monitoring and detection research
conductedBy United States Atomic Energy Commission
continent North America
country United States
date 1969
era late 1960s
followedBy Cannikin nuclear test on Amchitka
location Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Amchitka Island
partOf U.S. Cold War nuclear deterrent strategy
United States nuclear weapons testing program
period Cold War
precededBy earlier U.S. underground nuclear tests
programContext U.S. underground nuclear testing in Alaska
purpose nuclear weapons testing
to study seismic effects of large underground explosions
relatedTo Cannikin
significance large underground nuclear explosion used as calibration test
testEnvironment shaft
testType underground test

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