U.S. Tests Second Nuclear Weapon in Less Than Week
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS —
The second nuclear weapon in less than a week was detonated Wednesday at the Nevada Test Site, the Energy Department said.
The weapon, which had a yield of less than 20 kilotons, was detonated 1,000 feet beneath Yucca Flat, about 74 miles northwest of Las Vegas, said department spokesman Jack Campbell.
It closely followed a blast Saturday at the site and two underground explosions detonated Easter Sunday by the Soviet Union.
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