Shots ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE, and DOG : the first tests of the TUMBLER-SNAPPER series, 1 April - 1 May 1962 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
| Other author | United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. |
| Other author | JRB Associates. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1982] |
| Description | 230 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface. pp. 1. |
| Contents | List of illustrations. pp. 7. |
| Contents | List of tables. pp. 9. |
| Contents | List of abbreviations and acronyms. pp. 10. |
| Contents | Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 11. |
| Contents | Chapter 2. Shot ABLE. pp. 21. |
| Contents | Chapter 3. Shot BAKER. pp. 50. |
| Contents | Chapter 4. Shot CHARLIE. pp. 87. |
| Contents | Chapter 5. Shot DOG. pp. 144. |
| Contents | Reference list. pp. 199. |
| Summary | This report describes the activities of DoD personnel, both civilian and military, in Shots ABLE, BAKER, CHARLIE, and DOG, the first Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER shots, conducted from 1 April to 1 May 1952. These tests involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock IV, AFSWP, AFSWC, and an AEC nuclear weapons development laboratory. Radiological safety activities at each shot are also described. |
| General note | Cover title. |
| General note | "JRB Associates"--Rept. doc. p. |
| General note | "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Test, Nuclear Test Personnel Review." |
| General note | "DNA 6020F." |
| General note | "Contract no. DNA 001-79-C-0473"--Rept. doc. p. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 201-212. |
| Technical rpt number | DNA 6020 F |
| GPO item number | 306 |
| Govt. docs number | D 15.10:6020 F |