Requiem for RECA – Part 2

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Requiem for RECA – Part 2

Beginning in 1945 with the Trinity Test in New Mexico, through July 17, 1962, the U.S. government conducted approximately 1,054 nuclear weapons tests, 24 of which were joint operations with the United Kingdom. The majority occurred at the Nevada Test Site, formerly Nevada Proving Ground, 65 miles north of Las Vegas.