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 |
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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 |