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The National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a non-nuclear explosion beneath the Nevada desert to improve the detection of nuclear tests. The experiment aimed to test algorithms and assumptions.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  1. The recent test involved accelerometers, seismometers, infrasound sensors, and electromagnetic sensors.
  2. The test took place amidst Russia's withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
  3. The primary objective was to improve the ability to differentiate between earthquakes and underground explosions.
READ: How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests.

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