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For four decades, a stretch of Nevada desert was synonymous with nuclear firepower. Between 1951 and 1992, the U.S.

With the Nevada National Security Site restarting tours in August after a two-year hiatus, here is a look at site and its history from the past 60 years. The site, formerly known as the Nevada Test ...

Ready to be blown away with an up-close look at the remnants of Nevada’s atomic testing history? (Don’t worry, not literally.) The Nevada National Security Site will be resuming free public tours ...

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 ...

Like his Air Force security police squadron colleagues, retired Maui Police Detective Mark Hada has suffered from lipomas, has susceptibility to bronchial issues and other health problems that prevent ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — We are surrounded by history here in Southern Nevada -- the good, the bad and the important. And Nevada’s atomic history is part of it at the National Atomic Testing Museum located ...

Dec. 1, 2000—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said recently that it is considering a major wind power installation with more than 300 turbines ranging over a 10,000-acre area at its Nevada Test ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) will again host public tours of the atomic test site. According to NNSS, new tour dates will be announced on its website at 10 a.m. on ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the Nevada Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Site (UASTS) a waiver (Waiver No. 44803-7) issued under the authority of Title 49 of the United ...

As the beginning of the Atomic Age fades into history, archaeologists work to document a time of uncertainty and experimentation Wearing protective goggles, observers from Canada and Britain watch MET ...