Concerns Over Fallout Cause Delay of Explosion
From Times Wire Reports
The federal government indefinitely postponed a major explosion that planners said would generate a mushroom cloud over the desert about 85 miles from Las Vegas.
Officials said delaying the non-nuclear explosion dubbed “Divine Strake” would allow time to answer legal and scientific questions about whether it would kick up radioactive fallout left from nuclear weapons tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site.
The new test was designed to gather data about penetrating hardened and deeply buried military targets.
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.
