The film discusses the routine occurrence of atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, viewed from the perspective of residents in St. George, Utah. It explains the necessity of these tests for national ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Test Site played a major role in the early development of nuclear weaponry in the 1950’s, 60’s and beyond. But on July 17th, 1962, the site witnessed the last test anyone ...

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A former Nevada Test Site official who for a time was one of three test controllers — people responsible for ensuring the safe execution of nuclear testing — died last week at 89. John D. Stewart died ...

Dave Crete and other Nevada veterans who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range have long experienced a slew of health problems, from fatty tumors called lipomas to decreased lung function — and ...

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On July 16, 1945, the skies of Los Alamos in New Mexico were lit by something other than the sun when, at 5:30 a.m., the first atomic bomb detonation, known as the Trinity nuclear test, ushered the ...