Q a box and the moderator will be reviewing those during the questionandanswer session which will conclude tonights program and now to introduce the moderator, it is my pleasure to pass this program over to doctor rob said tino. Thank you, jeremy. Im here, Senior Historian at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans, louisiana. We have special guest tonight a friend of the museum and my friend and a wonderful writer and author, ian told brady ian, welcome. Thank you. Reporter and is probably one of those doesnt need an introduction and you all know the introduction could be long and and is an extremely accomplished scholar and he is the author of six the epic history of the founding of the u. S. Navy as well as a trilogy called the pacific war of the third volume of which has just been released called twilight of the gods. He has one the Samuel Elliott morrison award and one the William E Colby military writers award and has won the other Samuel Elliott morrison award given by t
The best of physics, of metallurgy, of electronics. During the months after the historic definition, preparations for a new series of tests to solve the problems of a deliverable megaton weapon went ahead at an accelerated pace throughout the country. Operation castle became a reality and is now successfully concluded. The report which follows is a summation of what occurred at the Pacific Proving grounds during that operation in 1954. Here the League Office record is general clarkson, task force commander. Operation castle was concluded on the 14th of may in 1954. Castle was an all thermonuclear test, a test of devices in the megaton range. We feel that the report of this important test should give the failures as well as the successes, should reflect the changes in thinking that occurred during the test. We hope this treatment will help you understand the problems that we experienced during the operation. This program encompassed them, three shots on land and 4 shots our Main Base Ca
The best of physics, of metallurgy, of electronics. During the months after the historic definition, preparations for a new series of tests to solve the problems of a deliverable megaton weapon went ahead at an accelerated pace throughout the country. Operation castle became a reality and is now successfully concluded. The report which follows is a summation of what occurred at the Pacific Proving grounds during that operation in 1954. Here the League Office record is general clarkson, task force commander. Operation castle was concluded on the 14th of may in 1954. Castle was an all thermonuclear test, a test of devices in the megaton range. We feel that the report of this important test should give the failures as well as the successes, should reflect the changes in thinking that occurred during the test. We hope this treatment will help you understand the problems that we experienced during the operation. This program encompassed them, three shots on land and 4 shots our Main Base Ca
Gen. Charles Flynn, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, left, presents his challenge coin to Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Cmdr. Yoichi Kabasawa and naval officers from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia during his tour of.