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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.