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80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations
More Americans are now eligible for compensation for health problems linked to radiation exposure from the atomic weapons ...
On This Day: U.S. tests first atom bomb
In 1945, the first test of the atom bomb was conducted at a base near Alamogordo, N.M. Because the test was top secret, ...
Guest editorial: Risk of nuclear war waned after the Cold War. It’s back with a vengeance
When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New ...
'Great Enough to Blow Any City Off the Map': On Site at the First Nuclear Explosion
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 ...
What a Nuclear Explosion Looks Like
A secret detachment of military photographers documented America’s bomb tests.
80 years after nuclear bomb tested in N.M., victims will get reparations
Trinity "downwinders" of New Mexico exposed to the first ever nuclear explosion are receiving recognition and compensation 80 ...
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe marks 80th anniversary of first nuclear bomb detonation
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will mark the 80th anniversary of the detonation of the first nuclear bomb, which took place in ...
KC’s nuclear bomb parts plant is ramping up significantly. Share your voice | Opinion
Your tax dollars are being spent to build seven new nuclear weapons programs simultaneously. But there’s time for public ...
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The World's First Nuclear Explosion Created a Rare Form of Matter
Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history ...