On this day 74 years ago, nuclear testing kicked off at the Nevada Test Site, just 65 miles north of Las Vegas.

BRUMFIEL: The world's major nuclear powers haven't actually tested weapons in decades ... are conducted underground at the former Nevada test site. BRUMFIEL: ...Where the nuclear tests used ...

An atomic test that took place on March 23, 1955, at the Nevada Test Site. In the 1950s, nuclear weapons were regularly ...

In addition to highlighting the need for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, Dave Crete’s story highlights the dangers of explosive nuclear testing ...

If told that the Nevada test site cannot be made ready inside a year, the President may order the above-ground testing of a nuclear weapon—an action prohibited by the aforementioned 1963 Test ...

An ally of newly-minted president Donald Trump's is arguing that the United States should resume nuclear weapons testing to ...

The U.S. hasn't tested a nuclear weapon in decades, and since the 1990s has used simulations and experiments to verify they're working properly. NPR was granted a rare look at how they do it.