The National Atomic Testing Museum will celebrate “Atomic Frontier Day” on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors to the museum can explore its collection of exhibits revealing the history ...
The Nevada Test Site didn’t waste any time. President Harry Truman established the site, a 680-square-mile section of the Nellis Air Force Gunnery and Bombing Range, on Dec. 18, 1950. Less than six ...
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — August 6, 1945, marked a significant milestone in world history. On this day, the U.S. detonated the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The bombing came years ...
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — August 7, 1957, was a busy day at the Nevada Test Site. On this day in history, Operation Plumbbob was underway in the desert north of Las Vegas. The operation included 29 ...
The National Atomic Testing Museum (NATM) in Las Vegas has opened a Fallout-flavoured display featuring some of the IP’s most recognizable items. The new exhibit invites fans to wander the wasteland ...
Nuclear testing wasn’t the only thing that went underground in the 1950s in Las Vegas. The true identity of the woman in the Atomic Age’s most iconic photograph was also buried. On May 24, 1957, a ...
Nevada has been the site of more than 900 nuclear weapons tests by the U.S. government. The Nevada Legislature unanimously passed a 2025 resolution asking the president and Congress not to resume ...
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