Old Nuclear Test Site

The old nuclear test site is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is located equidistant from Caesar's Legion safehouse to the northwest and the crashed vertibird to the southeast.

Background
The location appears to have served as a pre-War nuclear weapon test range and waste disposal area, causing the entire vicinity to suffer from persistent radiation.

Layout
The old nuclear test site remains highly radioactive, actively inhabited by feral ghoul reavers and glowing ones. Feral ghouls also wander the surrounding hills.

Although the site is mostly fenced off and inaccessible, the nuclear test shack within the compound can be entered. On a nearby hill, northwest towards Caesar's Legion safehouse, an observation area with five chairs and five pairs of authority glasses overlooks the location.

Appearances
The old nuclear test site appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The test site is a based on the real world location Nevada Test Site, located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the city of Las Vegas. During the detonations in the early 1950s, a host of politicians, military leaders, and distinguished individuals were allowed to observe the tests from wooden benches, located several miles away. The authority glasses are a reference to these nuclear spectators, who would wear eye protection. Such detonations could be also felt and seen from hotel balconies and other establishments in Las Vegas, creating another tourist attraction in the process.