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Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, Nevada Proving Grounds, March-June 1953. Report to the Test Director. Summary Report of the Technical Director. Programs 1-9 (Sanitized Version).

PB97112866

Publication Date	1955
Page Count	232
Abstract	This report has been prepared from an evaluation of the military significance of the 79 individual project reports of the military effects test portion of Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. An abstract of each report, with the exception of those in Program 7, is presented in Appendix B.
Keywords	Upshot Project Nuclear explosion testing Airburst Overpressure Shock waves Thermal shock Height of burst Thermal radiation Nuclear radiation Energy spectra Energy yield Radiation effects Dynamic pressure Structural response Radiation injuries Aircraft Measurement Precursors Nevada Test Site Operation Upshot-Knothole Thermal effects
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense
NTIS Subject Category	77D - Nuclear Explosions & Devices 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 74H - Nuclear Warfare
Corporate Authors	Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Albuquerque, NM. Field Command.
Supplemental Notes	Approximately 1 percent of this document has been blocked out due to the Department of Defense sanitization process used with declassified materials. Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199702

Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, Nevada Proving Grounds, March-June 1953. Report to the Test Director. Summary Report of the Technical Director. Programs 1-9 (Sanitized Version).

Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, Nevada Proving Grounds, March-June 1953. Report to the Test Director. Summary Report of the Technical Director. Programs 1-9 (Sanitized Version).
PB97112866

Publication Date	1955
Page Count	232
Abstract	This report has been prepared from an evaluation of the military significance of the 79 individual project reports of the military effects test portion of Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. An abstract of each report, with the exception of those in Program 7, is presented in Appendix B.
Keywords	Upshot Project Nuclear explosion testing Airburst Overpressure Shock waves Thermal shock Height of burst Thermal radiation Nuclear radiation Energy spectra Energy yield Radiation effects Dynamic pressure Structural response Radiation injuries Aircraft Measurement Precursors Nevada Test Site Operation Upshot-Knothole Thermal effects
Source Agency	Secretary of Defense
NTIS Subject Category	77D - Nuclear Explosions & Devices 77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 74H - Nuclear Warfare
Corporate Authors	Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Albuquerque, NM. Field Command.
Supplemental Notes	Approximately 1 percent of this document has been blocked out due to the Department of Defense sanitization process used with declassified materials. Portions of this document are not fully legible.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199702