LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Monday marks an event that changed the course of history. On this day 74 years ago, nuclear testing kicked off at the Nevada Test Site, just 65 miles north of Las Vegas. This marked ...

The film discusses the routine occurrence of atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, viewed from the perspective of residents in St. George, Utah. It explains the necessity of these tests for national ...

A former Nevada Test Site official who for a time was one of three test controllers — people responsible for ensuring the safe execution of nuclear testing — died last week at 89. John D. Stewart died ...

“They know they work. Why do they keep testing them.” This wasn’t a question. It was a statement my brother Maury Modine made as he was arrested during an anti-nuclear test demonstration in the ...

Dave Crete and other Nevada veterans who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range have long experienced a slew of health problems, from fatty tumors called lipomas to decreased lung function — and ...

Jeff Tessman served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force. He and fellow veterans were exposed to radiation and other chemicals. Jeff Tessman of rural Detroit Lakes, Minn., served in the Air Force as a crew ...