Out in Nevada, back in the 1940’s there were a lot of ideas put into practice for the use of the heat from nuclear material.
- A new Panama Canal or a canal in Alaska was envisioned, nuclear bombs placed underground could excavate it quickly.
2. Extraction of oil and gas and other uses were envisioned.
2. The United Kingdom (England) wanted to know the extent that cold affected a nuclear weapon as it traveled high up in the atmosphere.
Nevada was used to train, nuclear material was hidden in make believe wrecks and trainees were sent to safely retrieve it.
Astronauts trained there due to the terrain being similar to the moon.
Tests were run to see the effects of the bombs on homes and vehicles, etc.
Project Pluto was the design, build and test of a supersonic airplane driven by heated air, it had an unlimited range.
Another project was the creation of a nuclear rocket to send astronauts to the moon or mars.