First British atomic bomb test
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
nuclear test
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:UK_Ministry_of_Supply
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:date |
3 October 1952
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| gptkbp:detonated_from |
ship (HMS Plym)
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Operation_Totem
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First British atomic bomb test
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| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:William_Penney
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkb:Montebello_Islands |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
first nuclear explosion by UK
first nuclear test at sea |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Operation_Hurricane
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| gptkbp:part_of |
British nuclear weapons programme
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Soviet Union's first atomic bomb test
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| gptkbp:purpose |
demonstrate British nuclear capability
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| gptkbp:result |
United Kingdom became third nuclear power
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| gptkbp:test_device |
implosion-type plutonium bomb
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| gptkbp:yield |
25 kilotons
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:No._49_Squadron_RAF
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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