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Nevada’s atomic fallout: How nuclear explosions in the Silver State reverberate through lives today

Aug 08, 2023  https://www.ktnv.com/news/nevadas-atomic-fallout-how-nuclear-explosions-in-the-silver-state-reverberate-through-lives-today

It happened not so long ago, though some who call Nevada home may not remember the “Atomic Era,” when more than 1,000 nuclear bombs were set off near the Las Vegas Valley.

But there are some in the Silver State who can never forget. These are their stories.

(Video) The stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as told through the eyes of survivors. Channel 13 anchor Paulina Bucka hears from two Las Vegas residents who share how the 1945 bombings still impact them today.

The two bombs killed more than 300,000 people — and counting. “Whoever survived…sometimes they’d say they were better off dead,” Kumiko Noriega, a Las Vegas resident who grew up in Hiroshima after the bombings, told Channel 13.

 so, so much.”

DOWNWINDERS: A TRUE LAS VEGAS STORY

(Video) During the height of the Cold War and atomic nuclear testing, Las Vegas became home to one of the largest atomic testing sites in the country.

In the vast Nevada desert, there are many stories of people who lived to tell about the effects of nuclear fallout — and many who did not. Paulina Bucka reports.

THE FATHER OF THE ATOMIC BOMB

Even before its theater debut, the blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” prompted thought-provoking discussions about the past, present, and future implications of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy.

Oppenheimer’s grandchildren recently discussed his legacy at an event in Southern Nevada. Isabella Martin reports.

‘OPPENHEIMER’: THE BLOCKBUSTER FILM’S LAS VEGAS CONNECTION

August 8, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized