Alamogordo
Americannoun
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Then we went on to the Trinity test site in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where, of course, that first atomic device was tested and that, believe me, was an unforgettable experience.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
The US tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945 in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
As of last October, 28 chimps remained at Alamogordo, all of whom were moribund, the N.I.H. said in an email.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
To do so, they turned to humanmade explosions of the magnitude of cosmic airbursts: nuclear tests conducted at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico in 1945 and in Kazakhstan, in 1949 and 1953.
From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023
Meteorologists at Los Alamos scanned their weather reports, searching for a period of clear skies under which to stage the test at Alamogordo, some 250 miles to the south.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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