Talk:Operation Hardtack (nuclear test)

PT
No mention of what "PT" means is given. Avriette 20:39, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Santa Fe
You have Santa Fe mentioned twice in the bottom table. I feel bad a nuclear test was named after my hometown (county).

PT (again)
Does anyone else have an idea what the meaning of this "1PT" or "1pt" could be? NWA says "1-point test", ok, but though it doesn´t seem to be related to the balloon which was used for the test (other balloon-test were no 1pt-tests).... Who knows more?


 * I belive one point means only one of the explosive lenses is fired (there is usually several and they must all go off simultaniously or the bomb will fizzle).Ipsa scientia potestas est 12:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that is correct. At this point, weapons designers were increasingly concerned about the safety of the American stockpile. They wanted to make sure a weapon would not become critical if one of the explosive lenses inadvertly detonated. - bernie12345

Edits 11/3/07
I have corrected numerous errors in the table for Hardtack I - yields, dates, and locations. Data was checked with the Nuclear Weapons Archive and DOE publications. I added references. So far, I have not checked Hardtack II for errors. - bernie12345 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernie12345 (talk • contribs) 00:25, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Minor correction under Hardtack II: Changed spelling of shot "Sorocco" to "Socorro", which is the correct spelling of the county in New Mexico (in keeping with the Hardtack II naming scheme). If someone finds out that the misspelling originated with the DOE, then feel free to change it back. Sterling Gillette (talk) 20:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Page split
I split the page in Operation Hardtack I and Operation Hardtack II to allow the navigation provided by the nuclear weapons test infoxes to insert Operation Argus between the two halves of Hardtack. I follow the name and order of operations as given in. Bomazi (talk) 03:22, 25 March 2011 (UTC)