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DTIC ADA121624: Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, 1953

This report describes the activities of an estimated 21,000 DOD personnel, both military and civilian, in Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, the fourth atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series, conducted in Nevada from 17 March to 4 June 1953. Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE consisted of 11 nuclear events. Activities engaging DOD personnel included Exercise Desert Rock V programs, scientific and diagnostic experiments, and DOD support activities. Radiological safety criteria and procedures were established and implemented during Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE to minimize participants' exposures to radioactivity.

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