Craig Hill Training Services
Business, Management and ESL Trainer
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September 19 1957 Nevada is site of first ever underground nuclear explosion
On September 19th 1957, the United States detonated a 1.7 kiloton nuclear weapon in an underground tunnel at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), a 1,375 square mile research centre located 65 miles north of Las Vegas. The test, known as Rainier, was the first fully contained underground detonation and produced no radioactive fallout. A modified … Continue reading
August 3 1958 Nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels under North Pole
On August 3rd 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus accomplished the first undersea voyage to the geographic North Pole. The world’s first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus dived at Point Barrow, Alaska, and travelled nearly 1,000 miles under the Arctic ice cap to reach the top of the world. It then steamed on to Iceland, pioneering … Continue reading
I also have a news site about China:
Recent Posts: China News
President Trump has tools to pressure China. Will he use them?
Chinese army demonstrates rifle-size railgun prototypes
Cadence Column: Asia, June 29, 2020
World War III – China vs the rest of the world
Vietnam could face blowback from legal row with China
Large number of Chinese troops amassed along India’s border
