Operation Grapple Y

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:railway_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkbp:analysis radiological measurements
gptkbp:audience government announcements
gptkbp:collaborations international nuclear community
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date gptkb:1958
gptkbp:defeated airburst
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations impact on UK-US relations
criticism from anti-nuclear groups
gptkbp:dividend_yield 1.8 megatons
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:events subsequent tests in the series
gptkbp:first_flight November 8, 1958
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Grapple_Z
gptkbp:has_documentation official reports
gptkbp:historical_context nuclear arms race
post-World War II nuclear development
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced nuclear policy
shaped future nuclear policies.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Grapple Y
gptkbp:is_involved_in British military
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:musical
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:battle
environmental concerns
extensive planning
nuclear explosion
classified reports
Malden Island
thermonuclear test
success in achieving objectives
scientists and military personnel
nuclear devices
increased nuclear stockpile
post-test evaluation
final phase of Grapple series
conducted by British military
successful detonation of a thermonuclear device
successful yield
gptkbp:legacy part of UK nuclear deterrent history
gptkbp:location Malden Island
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:mission demonstrate thermonuclear capability
gptkbp:number Y
gptkbp:operational_area British Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Grapple
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Grapple_X
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Grapple_X
gptkbp:produced_by several months
gptkbp:project gptkb:British_hydrogen_bomb_project
gptkbp:public_awareness increased public awareness of nuclear issues
gptkbp:public_perception controversial
gptkbp:receives_funding_from gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:research nuclear physics studies
data on thermonuclear reactions
gptkbp:result successful detonation
gptkbp:series Grapple series
gptkbp:significance first British thermonuclear test
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Grapple_Z
gptkbp:type thermonuclear weapon test