WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first nuclear explosion occurred on July 16, 1945, when a plutonium implosion device was tested at a site located 210 miles south of Los Alamos, New Mexico, on the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing Range, known as the Jornada del Muerto.

Detailed explanation-2: -The test was originally to confirm that the implosion-type nuclear weapon design was feasible, and to give an idea of what the actual size and effects of a nuclear explosion would be before they were used in combat against Japan.

Detailed explanation-3: -On July 16, the Trinity Test, nicknamed “Gadget, ‘’ detonated near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The total yield of the explosion was 21 kilotons, more than 1.5 times larger than the Hiroshima bomb. The light from the explosion was so bright it could be seen more than 280 miles from the test site, as far as Amarillo, Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 16, 1945, the atomic age began when scientists detonated the first atomic bomb. Trinity Site is located on White Sands Missile Range and is closed to the public.

Detailed explanation-5: -The location of the first test was in Alamogordo, 193 km (120 mi) south-southeast of Albuquerque and north of the Texas border. The first atomic bomb detonated over a populated area occurred on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb name was Little Boy.