Long Shot
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Long Shot was a 1965 underground nuclear test conducted by the United States on Amchitka Island in Alaska as part of its Cold War weapons testing program.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons development program ⓘ |
| classification | underground shaft test ⓘ |
| codename | Long Shot ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1965-10-29 ⓘ |
| depthOfBurial |
about 2,300 feet
ⓘ
approximately 700 meters ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | remote from continental United States ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | raised concerns about local ecological effects ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Cannikin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | conducted in volcanic island geology ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | contributed to later environmental and anti-nuclear activism in Alaska ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States nuclear test series in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amchitka Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| monitoring | extensively monitored for seismic and radiological data ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island ⓘ |
| operator | United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear testing
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons testing program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
seismic detection research
ⓘ
to study seismic signals from underground nuclear explosions ⓘ weapons effects test ⓘ |
| region | Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskAssessment | subject of pre-test environmental and seismic risk studies ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | designed to minimize venting of radioactive material ⓘ |
| seismicMonitoring | used to calibrate global seismic networks ⓘ |
| testedBy |
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testMedium | underground rock formation ⓘ |
| testSeries | Amchitka tests ⓘ |
| testSite | Amchitka test site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType | underground detonation ⓘ |
| underground | true ⓘ |
| year | 1965 ⓘ |
| yield | about 80 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
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