Trinity "downwinders" of New Mexico exposed to the first ever nuclear explosion are receiving recognition and compensation 80 ...

Brig. Gen. Leslie Groves: After arriving at the Alamogordo base camp on July 15, a brief review of the situation with Oppenheimer revealed that we might be in trouble. The bomb had been assembled and ...

Explore the Trinity nuclear test's historical significance, its role in WWII, and the ongoing implications of nuclear weapons ...

A secret detachment of military photographers documented America’s bomb tests.

The 1980s witnessed mass demonstrations demanding a nuclear freeze. Today, the threat of nuclear war is beginning to enter ...

On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time, humanity entered the nuclear age with a blinding flash of light in the New ...

Alamogordo. The test marked a significant turning point in World War II that left impacts across New Mexico and around the world.

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will mark the 80th anniversary of the detonation of the first nuclear bomb, which took place in ...

The first atomic bomb, nicknamed ‘The Gadget’, was launched at the Trinity test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on 1945. Led ...