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Source: [Wikipedia article 'Nevada Test Site'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site)

Um... Is this a vandalized article? Is this for real? They used atom bombs as tourist attractions? Five years after the horrible end of WWII? When they bombed Japan and they confirmed (if any doubt had existed up until then) that those a-bombs are extremely dangerous and carry with the explosion lethal invisible rays which basically make your skin rot and brain burn?

Once again, I must ask: "Am I missing something here?"