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The museum opened in March 2005 as the "Atomic Testing Museum", operated by the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 755 E. Flamingo Rd., just north of Harry Reid International Airport and just east of the Las Vegas Strip. Funding included support from purchasing ...
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The mushroom clouds from the 100 atmospheric tests were visible from almost 100 mi (160 km) away; they could be seen from the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1950s. Many iconic images at nuclear science museums throughout the United States come from the site. [5] Las Vegas experienced noticeable seismic effects.
United States' nuclear testing series summary Series or years Years covered Tests [Summ 1] Devices fired Devices with un-known yield Peace-ful use tests Non-PTBT tests [Summ 2] Yield range [Summ 3] Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] Notes Trinity: 1945 1: 1: 1: 21 21: First nuclear weapons test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project.
Tourists at ground zero, Trinity site. Atomic tourism or nuclear tourism is a form of tourism in which visitors witness nuclear tests or learn about the Atomic Age by traveling to significant sites in atomic history such as nuclear test reactors, museums with nuclear weapon artifacts, delivery vehicles, sites where atomic weapons were detonated, and nuclear power plants.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, closed in 2009. Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, closed in 2010, collections on traveling display; Liberty Belle Slot Collection, closed in 2006, located at the Liberty Belle Casino in Reno, now displayed at the Nevada State Museum, Carson City [18] [19] [20] Lost Vegas Historical Gambling Museum, Las Vegas [13]
United States' Project 56 series tests and detonations Name [note 1] Date time () Local time zone [note 2] [4] Location [note 3] Elevation + height [note 4] Delivery [note 5] ...
Operation Project 58/58A [1] was a series of 4 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1957–1958 at the Nevada Test Site.These tests followed the Operation Plumbbob series and preceded the Operation Hardtack I series.