Operation Grapple IV

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fusion
gptkbp:audience media releases
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:international_partners
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:public_discourse
gptkbp:date gptkb:1958
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:fusion
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:environmental_impact radioactive fallout
gptkbp:evaluates success criteria
gptkbp:first_flight November 1957
gptkbp:follow_up_tests gptkb:Operation_Grapple_V
gptkbp:funding government budget
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Grapple IV
gptkbp:impact nuclear proliferation
gptkbp:international_relations enhanced
gptkbp:international_response condemnation
gptkbp:involved British military
gptkbp:is_monitored_by surveillance systems
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:3
gptkb:Kiritimati
gptkb:scientists
classified
data collection
logistical planning
airburst
official reports
field operations
anti-nuclear movements
scientific review
detonation devices
yield measurement
gptkbp:legacy nuclear deterrence policy
nuclear policy development
gptkbp:local_government gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Christmas_Island
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_strategy deterrence
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkbp:political_impact gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Grapple_III
gptkbp:project gptkb:British_hydrogen_bomb_project
gptkbp:public_perception controversial
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:research radiation effects
gptkbp:result successful detonation
gptkbp:series Grapple series
gptkbp:significance first British test of a thermonuclear weapon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Grapple_X
gptkbp:test_documentation_type classified documents
gptkbp:test_ethical_debate moral implications
gptkbp:test_future_implications nuclear arms race
gptkbp:test_historical_significance gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:test_impact_assessment safety protocols
gptkbp:test_scientific_contribution nuclear physics research
gptkbp:test_societal_impact gptkb:public_opinion
gptkbp:test_technological_advancement weapon design
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Partial_Test_Ban_Treaty
gptkbp:type thermonuclear weapon test
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_Nimitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7