Group Calls for an End to Detonation Test Plans
An environmental and antinuclear group is calling on federal officials to cancel plans to detonate 700 tons of explosives at the Nevada Test Site in an experiment designed to study ground motion and shock waves.
Citizen Alert is one of several groups to oppose the test since a Defense Department official stirred controversy last week by saying the June 2 explosion would create “a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas.” Federal officials have since retracted the statement.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he had been assured that the test, known as “Divine Strake,” would use only conventional explosives and no nuclear materials.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
