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Operation ARGUS 1958.

ADA122341

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Jones, C. B.; Doyle, M. K.; Berkhouse, L. H.; Calhoun, F. S.; Martin, E. J.
Page Count	140
Abstract	In late August and early September of 1958, U.S. Navy Task Force 88, consisting of nine ships and approximately 4,500 men, secretly conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the South Atlantic. The code name of the operation was ARGUS. In each of these tests, the task force launched from the missile trials ship, USS Norton Sound (AVM-1), a specially modified X-17a three-stage ballistic missile carrying a low-yield nuclear warhead, which was detonated high in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Upon completion of these launchings on September 6, the task force departed the operating area for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and thence to home ports in the United States. This report details Department of Defense personnel participation in these tests, with an emphasis on radiological safety. (Author)
Keywords	Nuclear explosion testing High altitude Airburst Task forces South Atlantic Ocean Radiology Nuclear warheads ARGUS operation
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	77D - Nuclear Explosions & Devices 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Kaman Tempo, Santa Barbara, CA.; Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198308
Contract Number	DNA001-79-C-0472

Operation ARGUS 1958.

Operation ARGUS 1958.
ADA122341

Publication Date	1982
Personal Author	Jones, C. B.; Doyle, M. K.; Berkhouse, L. H.; Calhoun, F. S.; Martin, E. J.
Page Count	140
Abstract	In late August and early September of 1958, U.S. Navy Task Force 88, consisting of nine ships and approximately 4,500 men, secretly conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the South Atlantic. The code name of the operation was ARGUS. In each of these tests, the task force launched from the missile trials ship, USS Norton Sound (AVM-1), a specially modified X-17a three-stage ballistic missile carrying a low-yield nuclear warhead, which was detonated high in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Upon completion of these launchings on September 6, the task force departed the operating area for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and thence to home ports in the United States. This report details Department of Defense personnel participation in these tests, with an emphasis on radiological safety. (Author)
Keywords	Nuclear explosion testing High altitude Airburst Task forces South Atlantic Ocean Radiology Nuclear warheads ARGUS operation
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	77D - Nuclear Explosions & Devices 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Kaman Tempo, Santa Barbara, CA.; Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198308
Contract Number	DNA001-79-C-0472