Category:Operation Castle

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English: Operation Castle was a series of six nuclear tests that the United States conducted in 1954 in the Bikini and Enewetak atolls in the Marshall Islands in 1954. The purpose of this series of tests was to validate the designs of a number of different thermonuclear weapons intended to be the first deployed U.S. thermonuclear bombs.

Suomi: Operaatio Castle oli Yhdysvaltojen kuuden ydinkokeen sarja Enewetak atollilla ja Bikinin atollilla vuonna 1954. Testisarjan tarkoituksena oli varmentaa erilaisten ydinaseiden suunnitelmat, joihin perustuvat ratkaisut oli tarkoitus ottaa käyttöön fuusioreaktioon perustuvissa ydinpommeissa.

Operation Castle

United States series of high-yield (high-energy) nuclear tests

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Instance of

nuclear test series

Has part(s)

Castle Bravo test
Castle Romeo
Castle Koon
Castle Union

Map

11° 41′ 50″ N, 165° 16′ 19″ E

Authority file
Q729219 Library of Congress authority ID: sh2004014903 U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10647661 National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007535026105171
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Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

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Castle Bravo‎ (44 F)
Castle Nectar‎ (1 F)
Castle Romeo‎ (7 F)
Castle Union‎ (1 F)
Castle Yankee‎ (1 F)

Pages in category "Operation Castle"

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Operation Castle

Media in category "Operation Castle"

The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.

AEC Authorization for Operation Castle.png 1,510 × 2,200; 39 KB
Bikini atoll test sites.jpg 750 × 600; 127 KB
Castle Romeo.gif 339 × 191; 6.52 MB
Castle Union.gif 414 × 232; 4.71 MB
Castle Yankee.gif 379 × 216; 7.38 MB
Eisenhower and Strauss.jpg 1,401 × 1,108; 608 KB
Map showing the expansion of A-test danger zone notified by U.S. on 19 March 1954.jpg 600 × 450; 98 KB
Marshall Islands location map.svg 780 × 738; 101 KB
Nuclear Test Film - Operation Castle.webm 21 min 1 s, 640 × 480; 486.38 MB
Operation Castle AW 1.jpg 1,824 × 1,459; 441 KB
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Operation Castle AW 3.jpg 3,135 × 2,412; 2.62 MB
Operation Castle AW 4.png 3,139 × 2,448; 4.92 MB
Operation Castle AW 5.jpg 2,070 × 1,600; 1.93 MB
Operation Castle AW 6.jpg 2,040 × 1,600; 1.71 MB
Operation Castle Barge Transport.jpg 913 × 630; 480 KB
OperationCastleB36.jpg 940 × 616; 263 KB
Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini-Enewetak) Test Activities - DPLA - ac82108c26df6c06919738e36cc528e2.jpg 3,414 × 2,774; 6.05 MB
Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini-Enewetak) Test Activities - DPLA - b3faae8be9dcff8db6edb64e78e5cbb0.jpg 3,653 × 2,955; 5.17 MB
Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini-Enewetak) Test Activities - DPLA - cfa1699c98f3b108dc3895a6b146cd8b.jpg 4,298 × 3,238; 7.06 MB
Project 22 - Operation Castle (Bikini-Enewetak) Test Activities - DPLA - de09c44f3b408e7b13e541e1fe252a03.jpg 3,414 × 2,638; 4.49 MB
Project 4.1 figures.png 1,045 × 1,218; 165 KB
Project 4.1 final report cover.png 716 × 1,056; 64 KB
Vought F4U-4 Corsair of VMA-333 is decontaminated at Parry Island, Enewetak Atoll, in 1954 (146763444).jpg 3,330 × 2,690; 2.35 MB

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