Operation Argus 1958
High-altitude nuclear tests — electromagnetic pulse and radiation belt effects
Year
1958
Tests
3
Max yield
1.7 kt
Films
0
Three secret high-altitude tests conducted in the South Atlantic. Each warhead was launched by rocket and detonated at 100+ miles altitude. Created artificial radiation belts. Kept classified for years. The tests validated theories about EMP that would later affect weapons design.
- Location
- South Atlantic Ocean
- Country
- USA
- Coordinates
- -49.5, -7.5 · view on map →
Films (0)
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