Operation Plumbbob (1957 live test)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Plumbbob_(1957_live_test)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:casualties reported increase in leukemia among test participants
gptkbp:civilianPersonnelInvolved 12,000
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:effectsStudied radiation exposure
biological effects
blast effects
fallout
gptkbp:endDate 1957-10-07
gptkbp:firstUndergroundNuclearTest gptkb:Rainier
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Hardtack_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Plumbbob (1957 live test)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nevada_Test_Site
gptkbp:militaryPersonnelInvolved 18,000
gptkbp:notableEvent first test of Air Force's Genie missile
first test of Davy Crockett nuclear weapon
first underground nuclear test by US
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:John
gptkb:Rainier
gptkb:Pascal-A
gptkb:Pascal-B
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Redwing
gptkbp:purpose nuclear test
gptkbp:range 0.0–74 kilotons of TNT
gptkbp:startDate 1957-05-28
gptkbp:testRuns 29
gptkbp:type gptkb:castle
atmospheric
underground
surface
balloonist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIR-2_Genie_rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7