he established the atomic energy commission which is actually a civilian organization and they were alwayshe ones in charge of nuclear weapons and this is a big surprise to people, the military in those early days couldn't even get their hands on the nuclear weapons. when there were tests of nuclear weapons that was overseen by the atomic energy commission, not the military. the test site was established in 19 # 51. there was no state side testing after world war ii, of course the first atomic bomb was exploded in the trinity site in new mexico but all the tests after the war were done in the pacific, which was a big logistical nightmare, cost thousands to millions of dollars to move scientists and equipment out to the pacific. they needed something closer and stateside. it was rather controversial, actually, to establish a test site in the united states and it wasn't until the cold war started heating up and the war with korea actually started that the president conceded to establishing a test site within the united states. they looked at all sorts of different areas around the country an

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actually got to the point in the mid to late 50's there were so many aboveground tests that the atomic energy commission started advertising in advance so local people and tourist planning their itinerary could come to las vegas to people could come to vegas to observe a nuclear blast because vegas was only about 60 miles from the test site. a there are many believers who believe nuclear testing helped keep the peace during the cold war.