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Photo Library - Nevada Test History

The Nevada Test Site story begins in 1948 after the atomic test series Operation Sandstone in the Enewetak atoll.  In 1950, a more complete survey of the south site, amid the Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, was conducted and resulted in test officials’ endorsements. In December, the United States Air Force, landlord of the site, approved the plan to allow the Atomic Energy Commission to use the range for a proposed series of continental tests, code named Ranger. On December 18, President Harry Truman approved the choice.

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