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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — Archbishop John C. Wester, clad in black and flanked by two other New Mexico Catholic bishops, stood poised to venture into the White Sands Missile Range with plans to pray ...
A new documentary delves into what the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer” left out. The film “First We Bombed New Mexico” by Lois Lipman recognizes the 79th anniversary of the Trinity Test in New Mexico.
On July 16, 1945, and in the days and weeks that followed, newspapers in America missed what may well have been the scoop of the first half of the 20th century: The birth of the atomic bomb in the ...
Three observation bunkers were established 10,000 yards from ground zero for the Trinity Site Test. Key leaders, including Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, observed from ...
Representatives of various groups, including one that earned a Nobel Peace Prize, gathered at an interfaith event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to call for nuclear disarmament worldwide. Hosted by the ...
A number of social media posts in August 2025 shared a story about the civilian aftermath of America's rush to create the atomic bomb in 1945. According to the posts, a group of 13-year-old girls was ...
This article is third in a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and the ...