Someone help me with this. From 1958-62 the USA did numerous high altitude nuclear tests (Trinity and Beyond) and while some shots over Johnston island did impact electrical circuits from Hawaii to New Zealand, there was no permanent damage. So what’s the difference between this Israeli threat and the USA tests?
Are you saying we’re basing all this on limited test data from 50 years ago? Surely we’ve done more high altitude nuclear tests between 1962 and 2012. (S)
All atmospheric testing was banned by the 1963 limited test ban treaty. The USA has not conducted above ground tests since operation Dominic in 1962. The last under ground test was 1992.