KTSM 9 News on MSN

Trinity test 80th anniversary event canceled due to shutdown

The 80th Anniversary Trinity Test Observance and Open House scheduled for later this month has been canceled, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. It’s where Los Alamos ...
Las Vegas Sun

First atomic bomb test conducted in N.M. 80 years ago today still affects site

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. On ...
KOAT Albuquerque

First atomic bomb explosion has lasting impact on New Mexico

TOMORROW, 80 YEARS SINCE THE WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERED INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EFFORTS TO END WORLD WAR TWO, THE TRINITY TEST DEVASTATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
USA Today

80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations

(Corrections & Clarifications: This story previously misstated how far nuclear fallout from the government's atomic tests reached. Fallout from the initial Trinity Test reached 46 of the 48 contiguous ...
Reuters on MSN

First atomic bomb test site, Trinity Site, open house canceled amid government shutdown

In the shadow of a federal government shutdown, the site where the first atomic bomb was tested will not be open to the public this year. Located on White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity Site is ...
The National Interest

The Trinity Test’s Legacy Is Far Bigger than a Mushroom Cloud

When the first atomic bomb exploded on July 16, 1945, at 5:29 AM, the world did not immediately change, but it would never be the same again. On July 16, 1945, the immense destructive power of nuclear ...