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Nevada Test Site

US nuclear weapons proving ground where above-ground atmospheric testing ran from 1951 to 1962, including 1953's Operation Upshot-Knothole, whose fallout dusted downwind Utah communities including St. George.

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In Nevada, United States

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Theories & Explanations

  • The Conqueror Cancer-Cluster Claim

    Nevada Test Site served as the basis for The Conqueror Cancer-Cluster Claim — The claim rests on the film crew's 1954 location shoot downwind of the site's 1953 Upshot-Knothole atmospheric test series.

Places

  • Nevada

    Nevada Test Site is located in Nevada.

Historical Context

  • Cold War

    Nevada Test Site occurred during Cold War.

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Was 1956's 'The Conqueror' really cursed? Why an unusually high number of its cast and crew developed cancer after filming downwind of a nuclear test site.