Operation Buster-Jangle

Operation Buster-Jangle
Buster-Jangle Dog
Information
Country	United States
Test site	Nevada Test Site
Period	October - November 1951
Number of tests	7
Test type	Atmospheric/Underground
Device type	Fission
Max. yield	31 kt
Navigation
Previous test	Operation Greenhouse
Next test	Operation Tumbler-Snapper

Operation Buster-Jangle was a series of seven (six atmospheric, one underground) nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States in late 1951 at the Nevada Test Site. Buster-Jangle was the first joint test program between the DOD and Los Alamos National Laboratories. 6,500 troops were involved in the Desert Rock I, II, and III exercises in conjunction with the tests. The last two tests evaluated the cratering effects of low-yield nuclear devices. This series preceded Operation Tumbler-Snapper and followed Operation Greenhouse.

Individual tests

Name	Date	Yield	Notes
ABLE	October 22, 1951	"less than one pound"[1]	tower shot; fizzle; nuclear reaction occurred but nuclear yield smaller than yield of compression charges
BAKER	October 28, 1951	3.5 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
CHARLIE	October 30, 1951	14 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
DOG	November 1, 1951	21 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
EASY	November 5, 1951	31 kilotons	B-45 airdrop
SUGAR	November 19, 1951	1.2 kilotons	surface burst
UNCLE	November 29, 1951	1.2 kilotons	sub-surface burst (-17 feet)

Gallery

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  Troops observe a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in November 1951 as part of a combat training exercise.

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  Marines pretending to touch the mushroom cloud from one of the detonations.

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  Soldiers involved in the Desert Rock training exercise watching the mushroom cloud from the Dog detonation.

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  Charlie shot

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  Charlie shot

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  Easy shot

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  Dog shot

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  Dog shot

References

1. ^ Nuclear Weapon Archive: Operation Buster-Jangle

Coordinates: 37°08′10″N 116°04′07″W / 37.13611°N 116.06861°W / 37.13611; -116.06861