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Operation Teapot
Nuclear Testing Program on DVD
Operation Teapot consisted of 14 nuclear tests detonated
from
February 18 to May 15, 1955 and involved 11,000 personnel.
Operation Teapot, Military Effects Studies - 1954 - 30 minutes - Color
The goal of the series was to test nuclear devices for possible inclusion
in the nuclear weapons stockpile; improve military tactics, equipment
and training; and study civil defense requirements. With Operation Teapot,
the Atomic Energy Commission intensified its technical effort for "clean"
or reduced fallout weapons and missile warheads. This effort led to significant
advances in both reduced fallout and in miniaturization necessary for
warhead delivery on missiles.
Approximately 11,000 scientific and military personnel participated in
the entire test series. Approximately 7,700 Army personnel and 1,300 Marines
participated in the Desert Rock VI exercises that included the WASP, MOTH,
TESLA, TURK, BEE, ESS, APPLE-1, MET, and APPLE-2 tests. The troops observed
nuclear blasts to familiarize themselves with weapons effects and battlefield
tactics. After observing a blast, they would tour a display area of military
equipment exposed to the blast. Both officers and enlisted personnel practiced
nuclear age battlefield tactics and combat techniques.
In addition to studying the psychological effects of nuclear weapons
on ground soldiers, scientists and military leaders wanted to learn the
effects of the detonations on different types of military equipment and
structures. One test, APPLE-2, involved a specially constructed "Doom
Town," complete with houses, automobiles, paved streets, and mannequins.
This village allowed scientists to assess the effects of nuclear detonations
on civilian populations, products, and food supplies, and to evaluate
Civil Defense emergency preparedness plans.
At that time, U.S. leaders and the public were acutely aware of the Cold
War between the United States and the Soviet Union, and there was a general
fear of an all-out nuclear attack by the Soviets. Hence, a great emphasis
was placed on Civil Defense.
The tests comprising the 1955 Operation Teapot were as follows:
WASP, February 18, airdrop, weapons effects, 1 kiloton (kt)
MOTH, February 22, tower, weapons related, 2 kt
TESLA, March 1, tower, weapons related, 7 kt
TURK, March 7, tower, weapons related, 43 kt
HORNET, March 12, tower, weapons related, 4 kt
(scientists sought to determine if smog attenuated the heat of a nuclear
fireball)
BEE, March 22, tower, weapons related, 8 kt
ESS, March 23, crater, weapons effects, 1 kt
APPLE-1, March 29, tower, weapons related, 14 kt
WASP PRIME, March 29, airdrop, weapons related, 3 kt
HA (high altitude), April 6, airdrop, weapons effects, 3 kt
POST, April 9, tower, weapons related, 2 kt
MET, April 15, tower, weapons effects, 22 kt
(scientists gathered data from 38 experiments placed around ground zero)
APPLE-2, May 5, tower, weapons related, 29 kt
ZUCCHINI, May 15, tower, weapons related, 28 kt
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