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Operation Ranger - Definition |
| Related Words: Act, Acting, Action, Activism, Activity, Adventure, Affair, Amputation, Appliance, Application, Behavior, Blow, Campaign, Commitment |
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Operation Ranger was the fourth American nuclear test series. It was conducted in 1951 at the Nevada Test Site. All the bombs were exploded in the open air, having been dropped by B-50 bombers.
These tests centered on the practicality of developing a second generation of nuclear weapons using smaller amounts of valuable nuclear materials. Planned under the name Operation Fuast.
Ranger Test Blasts
Preceded by Sandstone, followed by Greenhouse.
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| | Able | 27 January, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 1 kiloton |
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| Baker | 28 January, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 8 kilotons |
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| Easy | 1 February, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 1 kiloton |
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| Baker 2 | 2 February, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 8 kilotons |
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| Fox | 6 February, 1951 | Nevada Test Site | 22 kiloton |
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Example Usage of Operation |
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webkoop: Gameoffer: Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising - PC, voor 28,95 : http://www.webkoop.nl/a/gameoffer/ |
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Nickszczepanik: 2 weeks off to care for wife after an Operation (successful, Mrs Sz recovering well) - but it feels strange not to have a game to go to. |
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LadyMcScamp: Am now listening to Operation Ivy, couldn't take it any longer, man I had bad taste at 13. I think I was dazzled by pretty discoball lemon |
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