SHOT BADGER, A Test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series, 18 April 1953

Abstract

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel in Shot BADGER, the sixth nuclear test in the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series. The test, conducted on 18 April 1953, involved military personnel in Exercise Desert Rock V, AFSWP, AFSWC, and AEC test activities. The largest activity was the 2d Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade maneuver involving 2,167 Marines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121671

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  • Carl Maag
  • Jeannie Massie
  • Robert Shepanek
  • Stephen Rohrer

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