Exercise Desert Rock VII. Operation Order Number 3. Army, Camp Desert Rock, Nevada.

Abstract

The Hq, Exercise Desert Rock VII, supervises and coordinates Desert Rock Army participation in shot LASSEN in area B-9a in the NEVADA TEST SITE commencing at H-hour on D-day to: (a) 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 (Project 50.3). (b) Observes operability of various types of Ordnance equipment under blast, thermal, and radioactivity effects of nuclear explosions (Project 50.7).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1957
Accession Number
ADA080268

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Circuits
  • Evacuation
  • Explosions
  • Field Tests
  • Forward Areas
  • Hospitals
  • Instructions
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Radar Equipment
  • Second World War
  • Vehicles

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.