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Nevada Test Site
Nevada's Nevada Test Site hosted <hl>928 nuclear tests</hl> between 1951 and 1992 — more than any other location in the world. The mushroom clouds were once visible from Las Vegas, about 65 miles away, and became a tourist attraction.
SrcUS Department of Energy

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