Operation Plowshare

term for United States plan to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes
Intangible project Q1113650
Operation Plowshare
Federal Government of the United States · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Operation Plowshare

Summary

Operation Plowshare is a project[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of project entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Plowshare is in the country of United States[3].
  • Operation Plowshare's image is recorded as Sedan Plowshare Crater.jpg[4].
  • Operation Plowshare's instance of is recorded as project[5].
  • Operation Plowshare's instance of is recorded as nuclear test series[6].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Nougat[7].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Storax[8].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Dominic[9].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Niblick[10].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Whetstone[11].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Flintlock[12].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Latchkey[13].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Crosstie[14].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Bowline[15].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Mandrel[16].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Grommet[17].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Operation Toggle[18].
  • Operation Plowshare's part of the series is recorded as Project Gasbuggy[19].
  • Operation Plowshare's locator map image is recorded as Project Chariot plans.jpg[20].
  • Operation Plowshare's location is recorded as Nevada National Security Site[21].
  • Operation Plowshare's location is recorded as New Mexico[22].
  • Operation Plowshare's location is recorded as Colorado[23].
  • Operation Plowshare's Commons category is recorded as Operation Plowshare[24].
  • Operation Plowshare's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • Operation Plowshare's has part is recorded as peaceful nuclear explosion[26].
  • Operation Plowshare's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lnmr[27].

Why It Matters

Operation Plowshare ranks in the top 6% of project entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Plowshare. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plowshare
MLA “Operation Plowshare.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plowshare.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-plowshare_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Plowshare}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plowshare}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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