Operation Buster-Jangle

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Buster-Jangle "Dog" test

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.

Buster-Jangle Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note

Able 22 October, 1951 Nevada Test Site Zero tower shot; failed to fire
Baker 28 October, 1951 Nevada Test Site 3.5 kilotons B-50 airdrop
Charlie 30 October, 1951 Nevada Test Site 14 kilotons B-50 airdrop
Dog 1 November, 1951 Nevada Test Site 21 kilotons B-50 airdrop
Easy 5 November, 1951 Nevada Test Site 31 kilotons B-45 airdrop
Sugar 19 November, 1951 Nevada Test Site 1.2 kilotons surface burst
Uncle 29 November, 1951 Nevada Test Site 1.2 kilotons sub-surface burst (-17 feet)

**Buster-Jangle Test Blasts**
Test Name	Date	Location	Yield	Note
Able	22 October, 1951	Nevada Test Site	Zero	tower shot; failed to fire
Baker	28 October, 1951	Nevada Test Site	3.5 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
Charlie	30 October, 1951	Nevada Test Site	14 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
Dog	1 November, 1951	Nevada Test Site	21 kilotons	B-50 airdrop
Easy	5 November, 1951	Nevada Test Site	31 kilotons	B-45 airdrop
Sugar	19 November, 1951	Nevada Test Site	1.2 kilotons	surface burst
Uncle	29 November, 1951	Nevada Test Site	1.2 kilotons	sub-surface burst (-17 feet)

Image:November 1951 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.jpg|Military troops observe a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site in November 1951 as part of a combat training exercise. Image:Buster-jangle-closeenough.jpg|Soldiers pretending to touch the mushroom cloud from one of the detonations. Image:Exercise Desert Rock.jpg|Soldiers involved in the Desert Rock training excersise watching the mushroom cloud from the Dog detonation.

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