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Operation Toggle 
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United StatesTest site Nevada Test Site, Rio Blanco Site Period 1972-1973 Number of tests 28 Test type Underground Navigation Previous test Operation Grommet Next test Operation Arbor Operation Toggle[1] was a series of 28 nuclear tests conducted in 1972 and 1973. All but Rio Blanco took place at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the Grommet series and preceded Arbor. The individual blasts were:
Name Date Size 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 6 200 KT to 1 MT POTRILLO June 21 20 to 200 kilotons PORTULACA June 28 20 to 200 kilotons SILENE June 28 < 20 kilotons References
- ^ United States Nuclear Tests, July 1945 through September 1992, DOE/NV--209-REV 15, December 2000
Categories:- American nuclear explosive tests
- Nevada Test Site
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