4 Protesters Arrested at Nuclear Test Site
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS —
Four anti-nuclear protesters were arrested Monday inside the Nevada Test Site, where they were hiking in an effort to stop an underground nuclear test reportedly scheduled for Thursday, the Department of Energy said.
The four, two men and two women who were not identified, were picked up after a surveillance helicopter spotted them, said DOE spokesman Jim Boyer. He said they would be charged with trespassing “at the least.”
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