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The Trinity Test

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Explosive Developments
The Bunkers
Three Possibilities
A Long Night’s Vigil
Capturing the Trinity Test
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Quick Fact:
The Trinity Test was the world's first nuclear weapons test. It took place on July 16, 1945, at Alamogordo, NM.