Nuclear Test program Operation Greenhouse
Including Dog, Easy, George and Item Nuclear Test Blasts
Operation Greenhouse - 1951 - 22 minutes - Pacific Testing, Color
- Operation Greenhouse was conducted in April and May of 1951. This
test series consisted of four weapons related test shots from the
300-foot level on towers on the Enewetak Atoll Pacific Ocean, two
of which greatly aided the pursuit of a hydrogen, or thermonuclear,
device.
Carried out by the Atomic Energy Commission, the shots were:
Dog, April 7, 81 kilotons
Easy, April 20, 47 kilotons
George, May 8, 225 kilotons
Item, May 24, 45.5 kilotons
The George experiment proved an H-bomb was possible and led to
a crash development program. Item was the first test of the boosting
principle, which involved increasing the yield of a weapon.
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
 
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