Operation Argus was a series of United States low-yield, high-altitude nuclear weapons tests! 🚀

Operation Argus was a series of United States low-yield, high-altitude nuclear weapons tests and missile tests secretly conducted from 27 August to 9 September 1958 over the South Atlantic Ocean. The tests were performed by the Defense Nuclear Agency. The Operation Argus tests were performed by the Defense Nuclear Agency which is now known as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Established as both a defense agency and a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives) and supporting the nuclear enterprise.
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