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Operation Blowdown was an explosives test carried out in the Kutini-Payamu jungle of Australia's Cape York Peninsula in 1963, to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon on tropical rainforest. It was conducted by the Australian Army, the Department of Supply, and the Defence Standards Laboratory with participation from the United Kingdom, Canada and United States. In addition, blast effects on military material, field fortifications, supply points, and foot and vehicle movement were examined in a rain forest environment.

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rdfs:label	Operation Blowdown (en)
rdfs:comment	Operation Blowdown was an explosives test carried out in the Kutini-Payamu jungle of Australia's Cape York Peninsula in 1963, to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon on tropical rainforest. It was conducted by the Australian Army, the Department of Supply, and the Defence Standards Laboratory with participation from the United Kingdom, Canada and United States. In addition, blast effects on military material, field fortifications, supply points, and foot and vehicle movement were examined in a rain forest environment. (en)
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dcterms:subject	Australia–United Kingdom relations Explosions in 1963 1963 in Australia July 1963 events in Australia Australia–United States relations Code names Non-combat military operations involving Australia
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cape York Peninsula Bush Tucker Man Australia–United Kingdom relations Department of Supply Explosions in 1963 Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War Operation Plowshare 1963 in Australia Australian Army July 1963 events in Australia Trinitrotoluene Trinity (nuclear test) Tunguska event Nuclear weapon Royal Australian Engineers Tropical rainforest Australia–United States relations Code names Non-combat military operations involving Australia Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park Operation Sailor Hat Operation Snowball (test) Leaf litter
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://aso.gov.au/titles/sponsored-films/operation-blowdown/comments/
sameAs	Operation Blowdown Operation Blowdown Operation Blowdown Operation Blowdown Operation Blowdown
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agency	Australian Army, DASA (en)
caption	Detonation of of TNT. (en)
country	Australia (en)
date	1963-07-18 (xsd:date)
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test site	Iron Range Test Site, North Queensland (en)
has abstract	Operation Blowdown was an explosives test carried out in the Kutini-Payamu jungle of Australia's Cape York Peninsula in 1963, to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon on tropical rainforest. It was conducted by the Australian Army, the Department of Supply, and the Defence Standards Laboratory with participation from the United Kingdom, Canada and United States. In addition, blast effects on military material, field fortifications, supply points, and foot and vehicle movement were examined in a rain forest environment. A spherical charge of 50 short tons (45 t) of TNT was detonated on a tower 136 feet (41 m) above ground level and 69 feet (21 m) above the rainforest canopy. After the explosion, troops were moved through the area (which was now covered in up to a metre of leaf litter), to test their ability to transit across the debris. In addition, obsolete vehicles and equipment left near the center of the explosion were destroyed. Although never officially stated, there is speculation that the test intended to determine the feasibility of using nuclear weapons in clearing the jungles of Vietnam, at a time of Australia's increasing involvement in the Vietnam war starting in 1962. United States participation included the establishment of pressure measurement equipment and the loan of photographic and instrumentation equipment, some of which had been used in the 1962 Project Plowshare. (en)
configuration	Stacked Sphere, Tower (en)
explosive	TNT (en)
next test	Operation Snowball (test)
previous test	Trinity (nuclear test)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of military operations List of military operations involving Australia Tunguska event Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions Ballistic Research Laboratory Nuclear winter High explosive nuclear effects testing Operation Snowball (test) Munitions Supply Laboratory Defence Standards Laboratory
is Wikipage redirect of	Munitions Supply Laboratory

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