I remember that. I didn't put too much into though.
It seemed like someone's agenda peppered with a bit of propaganda.

They over-exaggerated the test making it sound like it was
a true nuclear test, when in fact it was not.

They do that kind of testing in a controlled environment (lab)
at Mercury, which is just north of Vegas.

So I don't think that story has a connection to our little swarm here.