Operation Argus

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Project_Argus
gptkbp:audience gptkb:media_coverage
gptkbp:collaboration Navy and Air Force
gptkbp:collateral_effects electromagnetic pulse
gptkbp:contributed_to nuclear proliferation concerns
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on popular culture
gptkbp:detonated_devices three nuclear devices
gptkbp:end_date September 10, 1958
gptkbp:evaluates success metrics
gptkbp:events subsequent tests
gptkbp:funding government budget
gptkbp:historical_context nuclear arms race
gptkbp:historical_impact nuclear policy changes
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated military capabilities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Argus
gptkbp:impact nuclear physics
gptkbp:influenced_by Sputnik launch
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:international_response criticism from other nations
gptkbp:involved military scientists
gptkbp:is_monitored_by satellite technology
gptkbp:is_targeted_at near the South Pole
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:academic_journals
gptkb:3
gptkb:Argus_I
gptkb:Argus_II
gptkb:Argus_III
gptkb:scientific_community
data collection
successful
environmental concerns
airburst
months of planning
classified reports
anti-nuclear activists
over the ocean
nuclear detonation
gptkbp:legacy nuclear strategy development
influence on future nuclear policy
gptkbp:legislation nuclear test ban discussions
gptkbp:location South Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:objective study radiation effects
gptkbp:operational_period two weeks
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:parent_agency gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:public_reaction controversial
declassified in the 1990s
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:fusion
gptkbp:radiation_impact increased radiation levels
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Operation_Fishbowl
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:research effects of nuclear explosions on the ionosphere
gptkbp:resulted_in creation of artificial radiation belts
gptkbp:significance first nuclear tests conducted in the atmosphere after the 1958 moratorium
gptkbp:start_date August 27, 1958
gptkbp:test_altitude up to 300 kilometers
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Partial_Test_Ban_Treaty
gptkbp:type high-altitude nuclear explosion
gptkbp:year gptkb:1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Captain_Joseph_J._Rochefort
gptkb:Ernest_King_Jr.
gptkb:Nevada_Test_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5