Nevada Nuclear Test Site
Michael Hall gave a tour of the the National Atomic Testing Museum and spoke about the Nevada Test Site, a U.S. Department of Energy location 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site was established in 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices. During the 1950s, mushroom clouds from the atmospheric nuclear tests could be seen for 100 miles. Testing at the location stopped in 1992.
Description
Michael Hall gave a tour of the the National Atomic Testing Museum and spoke about the Nevada Test Site, a U.S. Department of Energy location 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The site was established in 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices. During the 1950s, mushroom clouds from the atmospheric nuclear tests could be seen for 100 miles. Testing at the location stopped in 1992.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What action did President Truman take to ensure oversight of nuclear weapons?
- Why was the test site was established in this particular area of the United States?
- Explain the parameters of the limited test ban treaty that was agreed to by the United States, the Soviet Union and the world nuclear powers n 1963.
- Describe the test sites that the United States and the Soviet Union developed after agreeing to the treaty.
- Describe the two types of underground testing.
- Explain Project Rover.
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Atmospheric
- Atomic Energy Commission
- Cold War
- Logistical
- Nuclear Weapons
- Soviet Union
- Treaty
- World War 2