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Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
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Nuclear weapons testing
Controlled detonation of nuclear weapons for scientific or political purposes
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Nevada Test Site
US Department of Energy reservation in Nevada
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Operation Ranger
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
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