Operation Toggle

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Operation Toggle[1] was a series of 28 nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1972 and 1973. These tests followed the Grommet series and preceded Arbor. The individual blasts were:

Name Date Size
DIAMOND SCULLS July 20 < 20 kilotons
ATARQUE July 25 < 20 kilotons
CEBOLLA, CUCHILLO, SOLANO August 9 3×low
OSCURO September 21 20 to 200 kilotons
DELPHINIUM September 26 15 kilotons
AKBAR November 9 < 20 kilotons
ARSENATE November 9 < 20 kilotons
CANNA-UMBRINUS, -LIMOGES November 17 < 20 kilotons
TULOSO December 12 < 20 kilotons
SOLANUM December 14 < 20 kilotons
FLAX-SOURCE December 21 < 20 kilotons
FLAX-TEST, -BACKUP December 21 < 20 kilotons
ALUMROOT February 14 < 20 kilotons
MIERA March 8 20 to 200 kilotons
GAZOOK March 23 < 20 kilotons
NATOMA April 5 < 20 kilotons
ANGUS, VELARDE April 25 < 20 kilotons
COLMOR April 26 < 20 kilotons
STARWORT April 26 90 kilotons
MESITA May 9 < 20 kilotons
RIO BLANCO 1, 2, 3 May 17 3×33 kilotons
CABRESTO May 24 < 20 kilotons
KASHAN May 24 < 20 kilotons
DIDO QUEEN June 5 < 20 kilotons
ALMENDRO June 6 .2 to 1 mt
POTRILLO June 21 20 to 200 kilotons
PORTULACA June 28 20 to 200 kilotons
SILENE June 28 < 20 kilotons

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/publications/historical/DOENV_209_REV15.pdf