Operation Castle
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Operation Castle was a United States series of high-yield nuclear tests by Joint Task Force 7 at Bikini Atoll beginning in March 1954. It followed Operation Upshot–Knothole and preceded Operation Teap
Bravo SHRIMP device shot cab
Shrimp (Bravo) device in its shot cab
Shrimp (Bravo) device being unloaded from a truck
Unknown device tested in Castle. The device may be Runt (Romeo) or Runt II (Yankee).
Operation Teapot
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Operation Teapot was a series of 14 nuclear test explosions conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the first half of 1955. It was preceded by Operation Castle, and followed by Operation Wigwam. Wigwam w
Operation Castle
…high-energy) nuclear tests by Joint Task Force 7 (JTF-7) at Bikini Atoll beginning in March 1954. It followed Operation Upshot–Knothole and preceded Operation Teapot. Conducted as a joint venture between the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the ultimate objective of the operation…
Teapot-Moth, 2-kilotons
Teapot-ESS, 1-kiloton
One of the shot-towers of the Teapot test, unknown device
Teapot-MET (Military Effects Test), 22-kilotons