1988 Nuclear Verification Experiment

On April 29, 1988 10 tons of TNT were detonated under the Black Rock Desert as part of nuclear weapons verification experiment.

See Also

• Washoe County Atomic Test Site

External References

• Sandra Blakeslee, "Method to Verify Arms Ban Is Tested by U.S. and Soviet," NY Times, April 30, 1988, p.6.
• Bruce Weber, "Works in Progress: Verify, but Trust," NY Times Magazine, July 10, 1988, p. 66.
• Mark A. Stein, "U.S., Soviet Scientists Call Blast Tests a Success," LA Times, May 1, 1988.
• "Natural Resources Defense Council Annual Report 1987-88, Includes bad scan of a picture of the explosion.
• The New Yorker, May 16, 1988, Volume 64, Issues 11-19.
• Wes Bender, "Calibrating Nevada," The Golden West Chapter of the International Society of Explosives Engineers. Includes photos of the shot.