Operation Plumbbob - Wikipedia
Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests that were conducted between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site, following Project 57, and preceding Project 58/58A. [1]
Operation Plumbbob - 1957 - Nuclear Museum
Jun 6, 2014 · Operation Plumbbob was a series of 29 nuclear tests conducted by the U.S. military between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site.
Operation PLUMBBOB, the sixth series of atmospheric nuclear tests conducted within the continental United States, consisted of 24 nuclear detonations and 6 safety tests. The PLUMBBOB series lasted from May 28 to October 22, 1957, and involved about 14,000 Department of Defense (DOD) personnel, mostly military service
Operation Plumbbob - Nuclear Weapon Archive
Jul 12, 2003 · Operation Plumbbob was conducted at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) from May through October of 1957. It was the sixth test series at NTS and consisted of 29 tests. Six of these were safety tests, and two did not produce any nuclear yield.
The most controversial nuke program ever: Operation Plumbbob - CBS News
Oct 3, 2011 · Between May 28 and October 7, 1957, a series of 29 atomic bombs were detonated as part of a study of the effects that nuclear explosions had on structures, people and animals. About 16,000 American...
50 Years On, Aboveground Nuke Testing Still Shapes the Desert
Sep 24, 2013 · Operation Plumbbob accounted for almost a third of the 100 atmospheric tests held at the Nevada Test Site. The prevailing winds on September 14 were from the southeast, and Fizeau's resulting cloud of fallout headed for the coast, passing Reno in about 12 hours and Mendocino County in 24.
on behalf of the U. S. Atomic Energy Comission, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Civil Defense Administration, I wish to welcome you to Operation Plumbbob, the Suimer 1957 Series of ful-scale nuclear tests at the AEC's Nevada Test Site.
On April 24, 1957, Operation Plumbbob Test Group 57 conducted a one-point detonation Ifor the purpose of studying the plutonium hazards from accidents 1-he objectives were to estimate the immediate and long-term distribution of
Hood Event, Plumbbob Operation, Nevada Test Site
Operation Plumbob was the sixth in a series of continental tests conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to test laboratory design of weapons. The AEC and other government agencies also gathered nuclear effects data for military and civilian purposes, including creation of effective countermeasures.
Nevada Test Site – Nuclear Museum
The U.S. military conducted Operation Plumbbob from May 28 to October 7, 1957. This series of 29 nuclear tests was one of the longest and most comprehensive test series, and it became controversial after much of the operation was declassified.