The USS Nevada served in World War I and World War II and sat off Bikini Atoll in July 1946 during atomic bomb tests, historians say. The wreck is 65 nautical miles southeast of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - NOAA researchers recently made an unlikely discovery while exploring the wreckage of the USS Nevada.

Then they could go about their day again — but “of course,” she adds, “the bomb had dropped ... and 828 underground atomic tests at the site, now known as the Nevada National Security ...

In the 1950s, Nevada was the main location for the U.S. military’s atomic bomb tests. A mere 45 miles from Las Vegas, President Harry Truman established a 680-square-mile atomic testing ground ...

After the April 22, 1952, televised broadcast of the bomb, atomic culture swept the nation ... offering a panoramic view of the Nevada horizon, was a favorite watch spot of tourists, as was ...

In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb testing site ...

“Nevada returned to combat during the Attu landings in May 1943.” Once the war ended, the ragged ship “was assigned to serve as a target during the July 1946 atomic bomb tests at ...

The USS Nevada served in World War I and World War II and sat off Bikini Atoll in July 1946 during atomic bomb tests, historians say. The wreck is 65 nautical miles southeast of Pearl Harbor ...

The photo features a beaming Copa showgirl wearing a mushroom cloud swimsuit in the Nevada desert. The mushroom cloud became a visual symbol of the atomic bomb. In honor of the discovery ...

educational and definitely unique are just some of the ways to describe the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. The museum documents the history of nuclear testing at the National Nevada ...