Operation Grommet
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Operation Grommet was a series of U.S. underground nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear weapons development program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Grommet canonical | 3 |
| Operation Grenadier | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States nuclear test series
ⓘ
series of nuclear tests ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving nuclear warhead designs
ⓘ
validating weapons effects calculations ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1970-10-29 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Toggle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Operation Greenhouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Benham nuclear test
Duryea nuclear test ⓘ Huron King nuclear test ⓘ Milrow nuclear test ⓘ |
| location | Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearTestSeriesOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| numberOfTests | 36 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear arms race
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons development program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Emery ⓘ |
| program | United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| purpose |
weapons development
ⓘ
weapons effects research ⓘ |
| regime | post-Limited Test Ban Treaty testing regime ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-09-14 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States Department of Energy nuclear test reports ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground ⓘ |
| testMedium |
underground shaft
ⓘ
underground tunnel ⓘ |
| testSite |
Area 10 of the Nevada Test Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Area 12 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 15 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 16 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 18 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 19 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 2 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 20 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 3 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 4 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 6 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 7 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 8 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Area 9 of the Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| treatyContext |
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Limited Test Ban Treaty
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Grenadier