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New Atomic Museum Opens Near Las Vegas Strip
The Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas opens a 3.5 million facility near the Strip tracing five decades of nuclear weapons testing. Curators describe Cold War development, downwinders’ suffering, and archival materials including 310000 documents while noting criticism of revisionist views and the museum’s balanced intent.
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