Area 2 (Nevada National Security Site)

Area 2 is a division of the Nevada Test Site in the Mojave Desert. The area is located 18 miles south-west of Area 51.

Area 2 within the Nevada Test Site.

Area 2 was the site of 144 tests comprising 169 detonations.[1] Shot "Gabbs" a detonation test, was intended for early 1993 but was cancelled in 1992 due to a pre-emptive stop of testing based arount the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.[2]

  • Tower of the Gabbs test
    Tower of the Gabbs test

References
  1. U.S. Department of Energy / Nevada Operations Office, United States Nuclear Tests - July 1945 through September 1992, December 2000, DOE/NV--209-REV 15
  2. National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office, Nevada Test Site Guide, March 2005, DOE/NV-715 Rev 1

37.13796°N 116.07353°W / 37.13796; -116.07353

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