Nevada Test Site
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title:
Nevada Test Site
text:
The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada Proving Grounds of the United States Army, the site was acquired in 1951 to be the testing venue for the American nuclear devices. The first atmospheric test was conducted at the site's Frenchman Flat area
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US Department of Energy reservation in Nevada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site
date created:
2002-12-29T21:16:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:35:11Z
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