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First successful test detonation of a nuclear weapon at Alamogordo, New Mexico

Year: 1945

Geographical Region(s): North America 

Category: Science, Technology, and Discovery

Associated Nation(s): United States

Additional Content:

(Book Review): Review: Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect by Charles Thorpe (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006)

(Maps & Images): Nuclear detonation