On July 16, 1945, one week after the establishment of White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in the north-central portion of the missile range, approximately 60 miles north of White Sands National Park.

For the Project Trinity test, the bomb was placed atop a 100-foot steel tower that was designated Zero. Ground Zero was at the foot of the tower. Equipment, instruments, and observation points were established at varying distances from Ground Zero. The wooden observation shelters were protected by concrete and earthen barricades, and the nearest observation point was 5.7 miles from Ground Zero.

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Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project.

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TULAROSA, NEW MEXICO. ”Dammdjävulen”, kallades den. En tsunami av aska som dundrade över bergen efter kärnvapentestet, föll som snö – och än i dag plågar invånare med cancer.

Efter Oppenheimerfilmen hoppas överlevarna på upprättelse. – Vi var mindre värda än försökskaniner, säger Lucy Benavidez Garwood, 91.

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