Ordinance Testing / Disposal Areas

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Well, they lie along a 'lineament' which may or may not represent a buried firing range running several thousand feet NNW. The southernmost structure certainly appears to be the concrete cap associated with a buried structure and seems to clearly be marked with a rather large radiation hazard symbol. Note the rectangular shaped concrete panels. The nearby base appears largely inactive.
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Coordinates:   37°50'18"N   116°43'42"W

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  • I think they are either underground nuclear test sites or bombing targets. Look at the area just east of Edwards Air Force Base in California. There are similar markings that are used as bombing targets.
  • The one in the middle clearly seems to be a door to an underground bunker or something. My best guess is that the middle one is an underground missile launch facility (for ICBMs, intercontinental nuclear missiles). The markings on the southern one don't seem to be radiation marks, although they look similar to those. The radiation hazard mark has 3 black areas and 3 yellow areas. This one has two of each. It seems there is some sort of pavement on it as well. The northern one looks similar to a nuclear test target. Maybe someone who's actually seen them on-site might provide more information.
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  • There are no apparent bomb craters that you see peppered through other target areas. Note the road from the center circle heading to the west, leading to a weapons storage area near the airport. I believe the center circle is a ground-based bomb testing area, with the rings around it being anti-shrapnel berms. Test bombs would be delivered here via the road from the stroage area to the west.
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