The United States's Toggle nuclear test series was a group of 28 nuclear tests conducted in 1972–1973. These tests followed the Operation Grommet series and preceded the Operation Arbor series.

Project Plowshare was the overall United States program for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes. The program was organized in June 1957 as part of the worldwide Atoms for Peace efforts. As part of the program, 35 nuclear warheads were detonated in 27 separate tests. A similar program was carried out in the Soviet Union under the name Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy.