Operation Toggle

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Operation Toggle was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf series of nuclear weapons tests
belongsTo U.S. strategic deterrence development
classification military nuclear test series
conductedBy United States Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
conflict Cold War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era Cold War
hasParticipant United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. military

United States nuclear weapons complex
surface form: U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories
isFollowedBy subsequent U.S. nuclear test series
isPrecededBy earlier U.S. nuclear test series
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locationRegion Nevada National Security Site
surface form: Nevada Test Site (now Nevada National Security Site)
objective to evaluate nuclear weapon designs
to study nuclear blast and radiation effects
partOf United States nuclear weapons testing
surface form: Cold War nuclear testing

United States nuclear weapons testing
surface form: United States nuclear weapons testing program
program U.S. atmospheric and underground nuclear testing program
purpose development of U.S. nuclear weapons
weapons effects research
relatedTo U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile development
nuclear arms race
risk health risks to test personnel and nearby populations
radioactive contamination potential
status completed
testType nuclear weapons tests
weaponTypeTested fission weapons
thermonuclear weapons

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Operation Grommet followedBy Operation Toggle