SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The world’s first nuclear device detonation on July 16, 1945, over New Mexico had consequences that extend far beyond warfare, affecting steel production and scientific ...
At 5:30 a.m. mountain war time on July 16, 1945, the world’s first nuclear weapon detonated over a flat, arid stretch of New Mexico desert. The Trinity test, as it was code-named, confirmed that an ...