Operation Trinity
Jornada del Muerto Desert, Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range in 1945
Shot Trinity
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Operation Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. It was conducted by the United States Army as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 mi (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range. The only structures originally in the vicinity were the McDonald Ranch House and its ancillary buildings, which scientists used as a laboratory for testing bomb components. A base camp was constructed and there were 425 people present on the weekend of the test.
Dates: July 16 – Aug 6, 1945
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Organization of Project Trinity
| SHOT | DATE | SITE |
| Trinity | 7/16/1945 | TTS |
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If you were exposed to the effects of Operation Trinity and have been diagnosed with cancer, please call the National Cancer Benefits Center at (800) 414-4328 or use our online form to request more information.
