Trinity Test Explosion, 1945
The 'Trinity' atomic bomb test at a remote spot in the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on 16 July 1945. The test was part of the top-secret Manhattan Project. The explosion was equal to 18,600 tons of TNT, and it destroyed all plant and animal life within a mile radius.
United States Department of Energy.
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National Museum of the Pacific War
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In Pictures: 75 Years Since the Start of the Pacific War
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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
texashistory.unt.edu
Pacific Air Attacks and Land Campaigns
www.history.navy.mil
The Pacific in Wartime
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