military testing

Weapons evaluation exercises

Military testing encompasses the evaluation, trial, and assessment of weapons, equipment, personnel, and tactics for armed forces purposes.

This includes weapons testing nuclear military testing in the Pacific, equipment trials, physical and psychological screening of recruits, and battlefield simulations.

The phrase often appears in discussions of environmental impact or nuclear policy: The island was used for military testing for decades.

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institutional purpose

military testingacademic research

Formal investigation at universities

industrial research · university research · agricultural research · basic science · pure research

secrecy and access

military testingcitizen science

Nonprofessionals contributing to studies

published research · collaborative research

destructive vs. constructive intent

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Scientific study of health

pharmaceutical testing · clinical trials · public health research

Family

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