Nevada Test Site — Bunk History

A sign that reads "U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Test Site, Yucca Mountain Project."

The Fallout

The fight over nuclear waste on Yucca Mountain.

by Andrew Alam-Nist via The Politic on March 30, 2023

John Wayne plays Genghis Khan in "The Conqueror" (1956)

The John Wayne Flop Linked to High Cancer Rates

"The Conqueror" was filmed downwind of a nuclear test site. A new documentary tells the story of the fatal film set, and the community affected.

by Zach Budryk via The Hill on June 30, 2024

A mannequin family in a house at Operation Doorstep in Nevada, 7,500 feet from the blast.

Blackness and the Bomb

Seventy years after the civil preparedness film Duck and Cover, it's long past time to reckon with the way white supremacy shaped U.S. nuclear defense efforts.

by Erica X. Eisen via Boston Review on June 24, 2021

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