“This is a legacy that we will carry forever. Our bodies bear the remnants of the Trinity bomb.”Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, leaves little to the imagination ...

The Trinity test’s legacy endures in New Mexico as the U.S. moves to expand nuclear weapons production amid health concerns and public distrust.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

When the first atomic bomb exploded on July 16, 1945, at 5:29 AM, the world did not immediately change, but it would never be the same again. On July 16, 1945, the immense destructive power of nuclear ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico woman has taken to the international stage in her fight to end nuclear testing. Tina Cordova ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 81 years ago, the first nuclear bomb exploded. The Trinity test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project in the New ...

(Corrections & Clarifications: This story previously misstated how far nuclear fallout from the government's atomic tests reached. Fallout from the initial Trinity Test reached 46 of the 48 contiguous ...

The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on fire and destroying all life on Earth. Even after the renowned physicist Hans ...

Today is Memorial Day. It is our national holiday when Americans honor and mourn all those who died in the service of our nation as members of the United States Armed Forces. I served seven years in ...

A 100-ton explosive test occurred at Trinity Site on May 7, 1945, as a rehearsal for the atomic bomb test. The 100-ton test was largely unnoticed, unlike the July 16 atomic bomb test which was seen as ...

Family photographs hang on the wall in Andrea Carrillo’s mother’s home in Tularosa, New Mexico. Carrillo’s sister died of cancer a few years ago, and many other relatives and local residents have ...

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 is ...