A look at where the US did its A-bomb and H-bomb testing in the 50s through the 70s, in a set of short films (which start up automatically as you scroll down).
Eerie is the only word I can use for it.
Building the atom bomb: the full story of the Nevada Test Site
The Nevada Test Site was established a few years after the end of the second world war, against the fear of an all-out nuclear attack from the Soviet Union.
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I've found it curious on my Vegas trips to peruse souvenir shops selling "vintage" postcards how many featured mushroom clouds rising behind the cityscape with many seeming to promote atomic test viewing parties as a tourist draw.
+The Bruce, Mile High It's now, and it's what's happening, baby. All the cool cats party with Sinatra at night, watch an A-test at dawn. Can you dig it?