OPERATION DISTANT PLAIN. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION WITH CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND GREAT BRITAIN IN A NON-NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL TEST SERIES.

Abstract

Operation DISTANT PLAIN is the nickname given for the U. S. participation in a series of non-nuclear experiments to be conducted in Alberta, Canada during CY 1966-67 in connection with the Tripartite Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP). This test series is designed to provide experimental data utilizing explosives and detonable gas filled balloons for application to the solution of nuclear weapon problems based on specific military requirements. Each of the six events is described in detail as well as all the U. S. projects participating in this operation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0478136

Entities

People

  • C. N. Kingery
  • J. Choromokos Jr.
  • J. R. Kelso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Australia
  • Continents
  • Cooperation
  • Experimental Data
  • Explosives
  • Geographic Regions
  • Military Requirements
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.