Operation Toggle

The United States's Toggle nuclear test series was a group of 28 nuclear tests conducted in 1972–1973. These tests followed the Operation Grommet series and preceded the Operation Arbor series.

Shots

Diamond Sculls

Diamond Sculls was a horizontal line-of-sight (HLOS) nuclear test. Its purpose was to test the radiation hardness of the LIM-49 Spartan anti-ballistic missile. It was the largest HLOS test conducted by the United States, consisting of a 27-foot (8.2 m) diameter test chamber and a 1,900-foot (580 m) line-of-sight pipe.

List of the nuclear tests

References

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