EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 80th anniversary of the Trinity Site test of the world’s first atomic bomb was marked this past week. The test at Trinity Site — now in the northern part of White Sands ...
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Archbishop John C. Wester, clad in black and flanked by two other New Mexico Catholic bishops, stood poised to venture into the White Sands Missile Range with plans to pray ...
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10 Explosive Facts About the Trinity Nuclear Test
The mushroom cloud forms seconds after the Trinity atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." That paraphrased line from the Bhagavad Gita crossed Robert ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – On this day, 80 years ago, the United States Military tested the first atomic bomb at the Trinity Site here in New Mexico. An event that would forever change the nature of warfare.
This article is part of a series that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, 2025, and the commemoration of the growth and evolution of ...
A 100-ton explosive test occurred at Trinity Site on May 7, 1945, as a rehearsal for the atomic bomb test. The 100-ton test was largely unnoticed, unlike the July 16 atomic bomb test which was seen as ...
Three observation bunkers were established 10,000 yards from ground zero for the Trinity Site Test. Key leaders, including Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, observed from ...
This article is part of a series that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, 2025, and the commemoration of the growth and evolution of ...
Thousands of dollars could come to New Mexicans who grew sick after working in uranium mines or after above ground nuclear tests, but advocates say there is more work to be done and exactly how many ...
New Mexicans impacted by the Trinity Test are getting closer to receiving compensation after eight decades of health problems and rare cancers stemming from the world's first atomic explosion. The big ...
TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico residents living near the site of the first atomic bomb have held their annual demonstration as visitors caravanned into the Trinity Test Site for a tour. The ...
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