November 1, 1952
The first thermonuclear device, code
named "Mike," detonated by the
Commission at Enewetak, during
Operation Ivy. The device exploded
with a yield at 10.4 megatons,
March-June 1953
The Commission conducted Operation
Upshot-Knothole at the Nevada Test
Site, detonating eleven explosions
including shots "Simon" and "Harry."
July 2, 1953
Lewis L. Strauss became new chairman of
August 20, 1953
The Soviet Union detonated a large
fission weapon which burned same
the Atomic Energy Commission.
thermonuclear fuel.
The United States
called the shot Joe 4.
November 28, 1953
U.N. Disarmament Commission created
subcommittee of Five; members were
United States, Soviet Union, Canaca,
France, and Great Britain.
December 8, 1953
President Eisenhower delivered "Atoms
for Peace" speech before the United
Nations.
January 21, 1954
U.S.S. Nautilus, the first nuclear
powered submarine, launched by the
Navy.
February 1954
In a Memorandum of Understanding signed
by the Commission, the Public Health
Service accepted responsibility for
monitoring off-site radiation.
March-May 1954
The Cammission conducted Operation
Castle at the Marshall Islands, which
consisted of six tests.
March 1, 1954
"Bravo," the first shot of Castle,
exploded with a force of fifteen
megatons, the largest announced U. S.
nuclear test.
June 29, 1954
The Cammission announced that it denied
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer access to
restricted data.