Talk:Operation Mosaic/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) 05:52, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

A few comments from me:

• the lead could do with expansion to properly summarise the article

  Y Added a bit. Let me know if there is something more that you think should be covered in the lead. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:27, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• in the lead, the statement about the claim doesn't really reflect what occurred. Would it be better to flesh it out a bit more and state that the claim remains unsubstantiated?

  Y Changed to your wording. The main issue was to prevent the Wikipedia being a vector for misinformation. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:27, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• not sure how Operation Hurricane fell short on the "independence" count? Surely it meant that the UK had an independent nuclear strike capability?

  Y Because for the time being the UK was still reliant on the US deterrent. Deleted the sentence to tighten the prose. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:37, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• "produced release neutrons" Is a release neutron a thing, or is this a typo?

  Y Typo. Changed to "produced" Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:37, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• "and one with a tamper to investigate its effect" what sort of tamper?

  Y Uranium-28. Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:37, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• why was Emu Field considered unsuitable for these tests?

  Y Added a bit about this. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 11:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• mention that Hurricane had been at Monte Bello? And explain why they were chosen?

  Y Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 11:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• But wasn't Hurricane a 25 KT yield? Why did the British understate the yield? Is this known?

  Y Lost the reference where to rounding was mentioned, so omitted. Added a clarification that the yield was not known in Australia. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• I assume Atomic Weapons Tests Safety Committee was Australian? Perhaps clarify this?

  Yes. Added a bit. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• frigate is duplinked

  Y Unlinked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• What was the purpose of TG 308.3?

  Y Weather reporting. Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• link Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)

  Already linked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• say where the Parting Pool was

  Y Added "in the Monte Bello Islands. I did mark it on the map. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• what were the suitable weather conditions required for G2? They obviously differed from G1

  Added a bit about the weather conditions. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:27, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• what 15 July deadline?

  Y added a bit. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• was Smith ever interviewed about her claims in the book? What did the Royal Commission say?

  No. The Royal Commission gives the yield as 56 kt. (p. 248) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• is there any explanation as to why the clouds rose so much higher than expected in both tests?

  "unexpectedly high yield or because the arithmetical values of the parameters used in the computations did not completely fit the conditions of firing". The Royal Commission says: "either way, somebody got it wrong". 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• is there a benchmark that can be applied to the REM dose? In terms of what is normal or what is likely to result in detrimental effects?

  Y The general recommendation is that it should not exceed 50 mSv per year. [1] I don't like adding this sort of thing because it brings us into conflict with WP:MED. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• link Radioactive decay

  Y Linked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• in the summary table, the Notes column is a bit inconsistent, Boosted fission weapon vs Boosted design, and no tamper mentioned for G1

  Made the table entries more consistent Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• Boyes needs a location

  Y Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• File:HMAS Warrego by Allan Green SLV H91.325 78.jpeg needs a US PD tag

  Y Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• as does File:HMAS Junee by Allan Green SLV H91.108 2689.jpeg

  Y Added. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

• the US PD tag for File:HMAS Karangi.jpg needs a date of publication

  1945. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:59, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

That's me done, placing on hold for the above to be addressed. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

This article is well-written, verifiable using reliable sources, covers the subject well, is neutral and stable, contains no plagiarism, and is illustrated by appropriately licensed images with appropriate captions. Passing. Nice work! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:40, 16 September 2018 (UTC)