Federal Agency Conducts Explosion at Nevada Nuclear Test Site

The National Nuclear Security Administration team conducted a “subsurface chemical explosion” on Wednesday.
Federal Agency Conducts Explosion at Nevada Nuclear Test Site
An aerial view of the subsidence crater formed by the Huron King underground nuclear test in Nevada on June 24, 1980. FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Federal officials this week tested an explosion at the Nevada National Security Site that was led by the National Nuclear Security Administration, according to a statement.

The National Nuclear Security Administration team conducted a “subsurface chemical explosion” on Wednesday, said the Department of Energy in a press release. It said that the reason for the test was to improve how military officials can detect low-yield nuclear blasts.

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