In its quest to better understand the effects of nuclear weaponry, the US military conducted a lot of tests, sometimes on its ...
Well before the Nevada tests began, the United States had the world's first test of a nuclear weapon at Alamogordo, New Mexico in July 1945. Soon thereafter, U.S. bombers dropped atomic bombs on ...
The Nevada desert once scarred by mushroom clouds now shelters a surprisingly rich web of life, with scientists documenting roughly 1,500 plant and animal species inside the former nuclear proving ...
To mark America's 250th birthday, we are revisiting key moments in Nevada history that had an impact on the country as a whole. The United States and Soviet Union spent much of the second half of the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep within Nevada's desert lies one of the most unusual landscapes on Earth. Yucca Flat is covered with hundreds of craters ...
To undertake this study, the IOM and the NRC established two committees (see rosters at the front of this report and the Committee Biographies). In its request to the IOM and the NRC, the NCI asked ...