This color photograph of the test was taken by Jack Aeby. On July 16, 1945, at 5:30 am, the first atomic bomb in history was detonated at what is now White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The ...
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 ...
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. — Trinity. The test that changed the course of human history, with the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in the world – right here in New Mexico. Located two hours ...
The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War, with ...
This article is third in a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and the ...
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