Oct. 14—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 ...

Following a recent five-hour drive east from Tucson, the New Mexico desert sky was robin-egg blue, with wildflowers gently opening to the sun’s warmth. I was standing at Trinity, ground zero, where ...

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 ...

This visit to the historic Trinity Site traces the origins of the atomic age. Though the Schmidt/McDonald assembly house was closed due to weather, the experience captures the raw atmosphere of the ...

TASS FACTBOX. On October 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that he had instructed the Department of War to begin nuclear weapons testing because "other countries are doing the same," ...