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List of Artificial Radiation Belts

Artificial radiation belts have been artificially created by the explosion of high-altitude nuclear weapons.

**List of Artificial Radiation Belts**
Explosion	Location	Date	Yield	Altitude (kilometer\|km)	Nation Responsible
Argus I	South Atlantic[?]	8-27-58	1 kt	~200	US
Argus II	South Atlantic	8-30-58	1 kt	~250	US
Argus III	South Atlantic	9-6-58	1 kt	~500	US
Argus III	South Atlantic	9-6-58	1 kt	~500	US
Starfish	Johnson Island[?] (Pacific)	7-9-62	1 Mt	~400	US
?	Siberia	10-22-62	? 100s of kilotons	?	USSR
?	Siberia	10-28-62	submegaton	?	USSR
?	Siberia	11-1-62	megaton	?	USSR

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