SHOT BADGER, A Test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series, 18 April 1953

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Abstract:

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel in Shot BADGER, the sixth nuclear test in the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series. The test, conducted on 18 April 1953, involved military personnel in Exercise Desert Rock V, AFSWP, AFSWC, and AEC test activities. The largest activity was the 2d Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade maneuver involving 2,167 Marines.

Author(s):
Massie, Jeannie ; Maag, Carl ; Rohrer, Stephen ; Shepanek, Robert
Author Organization(s):
JRB ASSOCIATES INC MCLEAN VA
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA121671
Pagination:
0102

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DNA-6015F
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DNA001-79-C-0473
Task Number(s):
K506
Project Number(s):
U99QAXM
Monitor Series:
6015F, DNA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_3.1.2_Maneuver to Insert; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_2.1.4_Evaluation; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, IONIZING RADIATION, RADIATION PROTECTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Radiobiology
Keyword(s):
ATMOSPHERIC BURSTS, DESERT ROCK 5, UPSHOT KNOTHOLE, UPSHOT KNOTHOLE BADGER, NUCLEAR EFFECTS(HUMANS), CLOUD SAMPLING, NUCLEAR TEST PERSONNEL REVIEW, WU08
Report Date:
1982 Jan 12