OPERATION CROSSROADS. ATOMIC BOMB TESTS. VOLUME 7, APPENDIX X.

Abstract

Blast was the most destructive force acting against equipment exposed. The heat wave was of such short duration or low temperature that little damage occurred to Army Air Forces test items. Dispersion is an effective passive defense against atomic bomb attack. All aircraft instruments were unharmed by radioactivity. Methyl Bromide will retain radioactivity to a dangerous degree for an extended period. High pressure steel flasks, such as carbon dioxide bottles, will withstand extreme exposure to atomic detonation. No Army Air Forces exposed items were materially injured by radioactivity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 27, 1946
Accession Number
AD0367503

Entities

People

  • J. D. Frederick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bombs
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Detonations
  • Dispersions
  • High Pressure
  • Low Temperature
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Explosion Testing
  • Passive Defense
  • Radioactivity
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.