The world’s first atomic bomb is successfully detonated at Trinity Site, a desert location near Alamogordo, N.M. The weapon (referred to as “the gadget”) is the prototype of the “Fat Man” plutonium bomb and has an explosive yield of 19 kilotons.
The Department of the Air Force wants to launch a construction boom with its fiscal 2027 budget, more than doubling its request over 2026, according to budget documents.
