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Nevada Nuclear Bomb Testing

By lstech18
  • Harry Truman

    Harry Truman

    President Harry Truman moved nuclear bomb test site to Nevada.
  • Nevada Proving Grounds

    Nevada Proving Grounds

    The Nevada Proving Grounds were founded, covering about 1,360 square miles.
  • First Bomb

    First Bomb

    The first nuclear bomb was dropped on Frenchman Flat.
  • Period: to

    time span of tests

    900 atomic explosions occurred in the Nevada desert.
  • Last Above-Ground Test

    Last Above-Ground Test

    The last above-ground nuclear test.
  • Treaty

    Treaty

    The Soviet Union and US signed a treaty that forbid nuclear bomb testing above-ground.
  • Last Test

    Last Test

    The last nuclear bomb test, code named ''Divider'', took place in the Nevada desert.