Don’t worry. The low-flying helicopters you might spot over Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve are all normal. The government wants to be sure no one is sneaking in a dirty bomb since Vegas is a tourist destination. Forbes reports this has gone on since the 1970s, albeit not necessarily over Las Vegas – that’s new.
The National Nuclear Security Administration operates the low-flying aircraft under a special group called the Nuclear Emergency Support Team, established almost 50 years ago to protect the U.S. from nuclear threats, writes author Matt Novak.
The flights were scheduled for Friday, Dec. 29, and Sunday, Dec. 31, to prepare for the big New Year’s Eve celebrations in Las Vegas.
The public may see NNSA’s twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing technology,” the Department of Energy said in a press release on Wednesday. They fly in formation.The exceptional part is that the NNSA is […]
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