artificial radiation belts are radiation belts that have been created by high altitude nuclear explosions.hoerlin, herman "united states high-altitude test experiences: a review emphasizing the impact on the environment" report la-6405, los alamos scientific laboratory. october 1976  (retrieved 2009-10-25)zak, anatoly "the k project: soviet nuclear tests in space," the nonproliferation review, volume 13, issue 1 march 2006 , pages 143 - 150 u.s. defense threat reduction agency. "." dtra fact sheets, november 2006. (retrieved 1 june 2010).defense nuclear agency. report dna 6039f. "operation argus." 1958.  (retrieved 1 june 2010.) {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto" |+ list of artificial radiation belts ! explosion ! location ! date ! yield (approximate) ! altitude (km) ! nation of origin |- | hardtack teak | johnston island (pacific) | 1958-08-01 | 3.8 megatons | 76.8 | united states |- | hardtack orange | johnston island (pacific) | 1958-08-12 | 3.8 megatons | 43 | united states |- | argus i | south atlantic | 1958-08-27 | 1-2 kilotons | 200 | united states |- | argus ii | south atlantic | 1958-08-30 | 1-2 kilotons | 256 | united states |- | argus iii | south atlantic | 1958-09-06 | 1-2 kilotons | 539 | united states |- | starfish prime&nbsp; | johnston island (pacific)&nbsp; | 1962-07-09&nbsp; | 1.4 megatons | 400 | united states |- | k-3 | kazakhstan | 1962-10-22 | 300 kilotons | 290 | ussr |- | k-4 | kazakhstan | 1962-10-28 | 300 kilotons | 150 | ussr |- | k-5 | kazakhstan | 1962-11-01 | 300 kilotons | 59 | ussr |} the table above only lists those high-altitude nuclear explosions for which a reference exists in the open (unclassified) english-language scientific literature to persistent artificial radiation belts resulting from the explosion. the starfish prime radia
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