Los Angeles Times

U.S. plans for nuclear weapons testing won’t include explosions, Energy secretary says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Trump will not ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

No explosions for Nevada nuclear weapons tests, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says

Nevadans should not expect to see mushroom clouds in the desert after President Donald Trump’s message that he wants to see nuclear testing resume immediately. “No worries about that,” said Chris ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Operation Mixed Company simulated a nuclear explosion with a million pounds of TNT

On Nov. 13, 1972, Terry Christensen was working in his office at Dixon Inc. on Orchard Mesa when he, like others, “felt the tremor.” He added. “We went out and saw the smoke. We saw a mushroom cloud, ...
The Diplomat

A Return to Nuclear Testing Looks Inevitable. Here’s How to Manage It.

Prior to his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on October 30, United States President Donald Trump wrote that he has ordered the U.S. military to resume nuclear testing ...