Exercise Desert Rock VII. Operation Order Number 1. Army, Camp Desert Rock, Nevada

Abstract

The Atomic Energy Commission detonates an atomic device (BOLTZMAN) at H-hour on D-day which will be observed by approximately 51 US Army, 67 US Air Force, and 132 US Navy observers. After the shot personnel will monitor in the ground-zero area, and Ordnance and Signal field tests will be performed. Hq. Exercise Desert Rock VII, supervises and coordinates Desert Rock Army, Navy and Air Force participation in shot BOLTZMAN in area T-70 in the NEVADA TEST SITE commencing at H-hour on D-day to: Track the movement of radioactive clouds, determine the height of the clouds, and investigate the feasibility of special and standardized Army radar equipment for such use; Observe operability of various types of Ordnance equipment under blast; thermal, and radioactivity effects of nuclear explosions; and conduct monitoring exercises to train passive-defense personnel in radiological defense techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 1957
Accession Number
ADA080266

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Casualties
  • Contamination
  • Detonations
  • Dose Rate
  • Evacuation
  • Field Tests
  • First Aid
  • Ground Zero
  • Hospitals
  • Logistics
  • Observers
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Occupational Health and Safety.