EXERCISE DESERT ROCK V. January-June 1953. Volume I. Operations.

Abstract

Exercise DESERT ROCK V, the U.S. Army designation for its participation in AEC operations UPSHOT/KNOTHOLE, began on 5 January 1953 with the arrival of permanent party personnel who were to administer Camp Desert Rock and conduct operations during the exercise. Military maneuvers, designed to give military personnel indoctrination training in tactical operations featuring tactical employment of atomic devices, were conducted in connection with the explosion of seven of the ten experimental atomic devices exploded by the AEC in its Nevada Proving Ground during the months of March, April, and May 1953.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1953
Accession Number
ADA078559

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