vintagelasvegas:Nevada Test Site, 1950s. The flash of an atomic test blast is seen from News Nob, a
vintagelasvegas:Nevada Test Site, 1950s. The flash of an atomic test blast is seen from News Nob, a place off Mercury Hwy where reporters observed the atmospheric tests some ten miles away in the 50s. Las Vegas News Bureau car in the top photo. “You brace yourself against the shock wave that follows an atomic explosion. A heat wave comes first, then the shock strong enough to knock an unprepared man down.” - Nevada National Security Site: News Nob -- source link