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| − | '''White Sands Missile Range''' (WSMR), the site of the first [[atomic bomb]] test during the [[Manhattan Project]], is a [[United States Army]] [[rocket]] range in southern [[New Mexico]] and is the largest military installation in the [[United States]]. | + | '''White Sands Missile Range''' (WSMR), the site of the first [[atomic bomb]] test during the [[Manhattan Project]], is a [[United States Army]] [[rocket]] range in southern [[New Mexico]] and is the largest military installation in the [[United States]], and is still in use today.<ref>http://www.wsmr.army.mil/Pages/home.aspx</ref> As well as a military base of operations, this site also offers a public museum.<ref>https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29760-d124543-Reviews-White_Sands_Missle_Range_Museum-Alamogordo_New_Mexico.html</ref> |
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* [[Fat Man]] - [[Trinity (atomic explosion)]] and [[Nagasaki]] | * [[Fat Man]] - [[Trinity (atomic explosion)]] and [[Nagasaki]] | ||
* [[Little Boy]] - [[Hiroshima]] | * [[Little Boy]] - [[Hiroshima]] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.wsmr.army.mil/Pages/home.aspx White Sands Missile Range - Official Site] | ||
[[Category:Manhattan Project]] | [[Category:Manhattan Project]] | ||
[[Category:World War II]] | [[Category:World War II]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, February 3, 2017
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), the site of the first atomic bomb test during the Manhattan Project, is a United States Army rocket range in southern New Mexico and is the largest military installation in the United States, and is still in use today.[1] As well as a military base of operations, this site also offers a public museum.[2]
See also
- Manhattan Project
- Atomic bomb
- Fat Man - Trinity (atomic explosion) and Nagasaki
- Little Boy - Hiroshima