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A New PBS Documentary Explores How the U.S. Government Tried to Cover Up the Effects of the Atomic Bomb

Bombshell shows how the government tried to minimize the effects of radiation and prevent independent reporting through ...
MySuncoast.com on MSN

Moment of science: Nuclear testing’s lasting impact on steel production

SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB) - The world’s first nuclear device detonation on July 16, 1945, over New Mexico had consequences that ...
Albuquerque Journal

OPINION: 80 years later, we’re still fighting for justice

On July 16, 1945 — 80 years ago — the federal government detonated the first atomic bomb in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. That test, known as the Trinity Test, changed the world — and it changed ...
Albuquerque Journal

In our backyard: 'Oppenheimer' film renews interest in beginning of Atomic Age

Four museums currently have exhibits regarding J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. July 16, 1945. Seventy-eight years ago to be exact, the world’s first atomic bomb was ...
The Oak Ridger

The first atomic bomb is dropped on Aug. 6, 1945; the opinions of Nichols, scientists

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...