Joint Task Force One
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Joint Task Force One was a U.S. military command formed after World War II to organize and conduct large-scale nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Joint Task Force One | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military formation
ⓘ
joint task force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | joint command including Navy, Army, and Army Air Forces elements ⓘ |
| conflict | early Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBecauseOf | completion of Operation Crossroads test program ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1940s ⓘ |
| formedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| formedFor |
Operation Crossroads
ⓘ
organization and conduct of large-scale nuclear weapons tests ⓘ |
| garrison | temporary headquarters for Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| heritage | early U.S. nuclear test command structure ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation |
Bikini Atoll
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Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first peacetime nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States
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sinking and contamination of target ships at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Crossroads
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surface form:
Operation Crossroads Able
Operation Crossroads ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Crossroads Baker
|
| operatedBy |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| oversawActivity |
data collection on blast and thermal effects
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decontamination efforts on exposed ships ⓘ deployment of target fleet to Bikini lagoon ⓘ evacuation of Bikini Atoll inhabitants prior to tests ⓘ medical monitoring of test participants ⓘ post-detonation radiological surveys ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| successor | later U.S. nuclear test organizations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| testObjective |
assess military implications of atomic weapons
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evaluate radiological effects of nuclear detonations ⓘ study effects of nuclear explosions on naval vessels ⓘ |
| testSeries |
Operation Crossroads
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Crossroads Able test
Operation Crossroads ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Crossroads Baker test
|
| theater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedTargetType |
captured enemy vessels
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decommissioned warships ⓘ obsolete U.S. Navy ships ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
atomic bomb
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nuclear weapon ⓘ |
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United States Joint Task Force One